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Ecclesiastes 10

King James Version · 20 verses · 337 cross-references linking it to 185 other chapters

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  1. 1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.17 cross-references: Matthew 5:13–16, Galatians 2:12–14, Nehemiah 13:26, 2 Chronicles 19:2, Exodus 30:25
  2. 2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.11 cross-references: Luke 12:18–20, Ecclesiastes 10:10, Ecclesiastes 10:14, Proverbs 14:8, Luke 14:28–32
  3. 3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.12 cross-references: Proverbs 18:2, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 18:6, 1 Peter 4:4, Ecclesiastes 5:3
  4. 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.22 cross-references: Ecclesiastes 8:3, Proverbs 25:15, 1 Samuel 25:24–44
  5. 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:12 cross-references: Ecclesiastes 5:13, Ecclesiastes 9:3, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Ecclesiastes 6:1, Ecclesiastes 4:7
  6. 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.11 cross-references: Proverbs 28:12, Proverbs 29:2, Esther 3:1, Psalms 12:8, 1 Kings 12:13–14
  7. 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.7 cross-references: Proverbs 19:10, Esther 6:8, Proverbs 30:22
  8. 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.19 cross-references: Proverbs 26:27, Psalms 7:15–16, Esther 7:10, Psalms 9:15–16, Amos 5:19
  9. 9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
  10. 10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.19 cross-references: James 1:5, Colossians 4:5, Ecclesiastes 10:15, 1 Corinthians 14:20, 1 Kings 3:9
  11. 11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.10 cross-references: Psalms 58:4–5, Jeremiah 8:17, Proverbs 18:21, James 3:6, Psalms 64:3
  12. 12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.46 cross-references: Colossians 4:6, Luke 4:22, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 22:11, Ephesians 4:29
  13. 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.26 cross-references: Proverbs 29:9, 1 Samuel 25:10–11, Luke 11:53–54, 1 Samuel 22:7–8, Luke 6:11
  14. 14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?16 cross-references: Proverbs 15:2, James 4:13–14, Ecclesiastes 8:7, Ecclesiastes 3:22, Ecclesiastes 6:12
  15. 15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.16 cross-references: Isaiah 57:1, Jeremiah 50:4–5, Psalms 107:7, Isaiah 35:8–10, Psalms 107:4
  16. 16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!27 cross-references: Isaiah 3:12, Isaiah 5:11–12, Proverbs 20:1–2, Isaiah 3:4–5, 2 Chronicles 13:7
  17. 17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!9 cross-references: Proverbs 31:4–5, Jeremiah 30:21, Deuteronomy 14:26, Proverbs 28:2–3, Isaiah 5:11
  18. 18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.11 cross-references: Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 24:30–34, Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 21:25, Hebrews 6:11
  19. 19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.41 cross-references: Psalms 104:15, Luke 12:19, Isaiah 24:11, Psalms 112:9, Ecclesiastes 7:11–12
  20. 20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.17 cross-references: Acts 23:5, Luke 12:2–3, Exodus 22:28, Ecclesiastes 7:21–22, 2 Kings 6:12

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