Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) the first time 1b) from the beginning, in the beginning (with prep)">8462 [e] תְּחִלַּ֥ת tə-ḥil-laṯ Begin with N-fsc 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697 [e] דִּבְרֵי־ diḇ-rê- the words N-mpc 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21">6310 [e] פִ֖יהוּ p̄î-hū of his mouth N-msc | 3ms 5531 [e] סִכְל֑וּת siḵ-lūṯ; foolishness N-fs 1a) end, issue, event 1b) latter time (prophetic for future time) 1c) posterity 1d) last, hindermost">319 [e] וְאַחֲרִ֣ית wə-’a-ḥă-rîṯ and the end Conj-w | N-fsc 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21">6310 [e] פִּ֔יהוּ pî-hū, of his talk [is] N-msc | 3ms 1948 [e] הוֹלֵל֖וּת hō-w-lê-lūṯ madness N-fs 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)">7451 [e] רָעָֽה׃ rā-‘āh. raving Adj-fs

New American Standard Bible
the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.

King James Bible
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, but the end of his speaking is evil madness.

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