Ecclesiastes 10 (NET)

Ecclesiastes 10:1¹One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 5:13-16Gal 2:12-14Exod 30:25Neh 13:262 Chr 19:2Exod 30:34-35

Ecclesiastes 10:2²A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:18-20Eccl 10:14Eccl 10:10Luke 14:28-32Prov 14:8Prov 17:16Eccl 9:10

Ecclesiastes 10:3³Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 18:2Prov 13:161 Pet 4:4Eccl 5:3Prov 18:6

Ecclesiastes 10:4⁴If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 25:15Eccl 8:31 Sam 25:24-44

Ecclesiastes 10:5⁵I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 5:13Eccl 6:1Eccl 3:16Eccl 4:1Eccl 4:7Eccl 9:3

Ecclesiastes 10:6⁶Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 28:12Prov 29:2Esth 3:1Ps 12:81 Kgs 12:13-14Judg 9:14-20Prov 28:28Jas 2:3-5

Ecclesiastes 10:7⁷I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 19:10Esth 6:8Prov 30:22

Ecclesiastes 10:8⁸One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 26:27Ps 7:15-16Amos 5:19Esth 7:102 Sam 17:23Amos 9:3Ps 9:15-16Judg 9:5Judg 9:53-572 Sam 18:15

Ecclesiastes 10:9⁹One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Ecclesiastes 10:10¹⁰If an iron axhead is blunt and a workman does not sharpen its edge, he must exert a great deal of effort; so wisdom has the advantage of giving success.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 1:5Col 4:5Eccl 10:151 Cor 14:20Eph 5:15-171 Kgs 3:9Acts 6:1-9Eccl 9:15-17Gen 41:33-39Rom 16:19

Ecclesiastes 10:11¹¹If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 8:17Ps 58:4-5Ps 52:2Ps 64:3Jas 3:6Prov 18:21

Ecclesiastes 10:12¹²The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 4:6Luke 4:22Prov 15:2Prov 22:11Eph 4:29Prov 10:13-14Prov 10:20-21Job 4:3-4Prov 10:31-32Prov 22:17-18

Ecclesiastes 10:13¹³At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 25:10-11Prov 29:91 Sam 20:26-331 Sam 22:16-181 Sam 22:7-82 Kgs 6:272 Kgs 6:312 Sam 19:41-20:1Acts 5:28-33Acts 6:9-11

Ecclesiastes 10:14¹⁴yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 15:2Eccl 3:22Eccl 5:3Eccl 6:12Eccl 8:7Jas 4:13-14Job 35:16Prov 10:19Job 34:37

Ecclesiastes 10:15¹⁵The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 57:1Jer 50:4-5Eccl 10:3Isa 35:8-10Ps 107:4Ps 107:7Eccl 10:10Hab 2:6Isa 44:12-17Isa 47:12-13

Ecclesiastes 10:16¹⁶Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 3:12Isa 5:11-12Isa 3:4-5Prov 20:1-22 Chr 13:7Jer 21:122 Chr 36:22 Chr 36:52 Chr 36:9Hos 7:5-7

Ecclesiastes 10:17¹⁷Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time —with self-control and not in drunkenness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 31:4-5Deut 14:26Eccl 10:6-7Isa 5:11Jer 30:21Prov 28:2-3

Ecclesiastes 10:18¹⁸Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 14:1Prov 20:4Prov 24:30-34Heb 6:11Prov 21:25Prov 23:212 Pet 1:5-10Prov 12:24

Ecclesiastes 10:19¹⁹Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 104:151 Pet 4:3Eccl 2:1-2Eccl 7:11-12Isa 23:18Isa 24:11Luke 12:19Phil 4:15-19Ps 112:91 Chr 21:24

Ecclesiastes 10:20²⁰Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom; for a bird might report what you are thinking, or some winged creature might repeat your words.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 23:5Luke 12:2-32 Kgs 6:12Eccl 7:21-22Exod 22:28Isa 8:21Luke 19:40Luke 10:40