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Ecclesiastes 10:4 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 10 · verse 4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.Ecclesiastes 10:4 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 10:4 in context
2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
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.
4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
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Key words (Strong's)
- yieldingmarpêʼproperly, curativeH4832 →
- spiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- rulermâshalto ruleH4910 →
- leaveyânachto depositH3240 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
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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