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Ecclesiastes 10:11 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 10 · verse 11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.Ecclesiastes 10:11 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 10:11 in context
9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
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.
11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- enchantmentlachashproperly, a whisperH3908 →
- serpentnâchâsha snakeH5175 →
- babblerlâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- babblerbaʻala masterH1167 →
- bitenâshakto strike with a stingH5391 →
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The scope of these verses is to keep subjects loyal and dutiful to the government. In Solomon's reign the people were very rich, and lived in prosperity, which perhaps made them proud and petulant, and when the taxes were high, though they had enough to pay them with, it is probable that many conducted themselves…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-11