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Ecclesiastes 10:20 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 10 · verse 20
Curse 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.Ecclesiastes 10:20 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 10:20 in context
18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- bedchamberchederan apartmentH2315 →
- bedchambermishkâba bedH4904 →
- thoughtmaddâʻintelligence or consciousnessH4093 →
- Curseqâlalto be light, literally or figurativelyH7043 →
- carryyâlakto walkH3212 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
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Solomon here observes, I. How much the happiness of a land depends upon the character of its rulers; it is well or ill with the people according as the princes are good or bad. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-20