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Ecclesiastes 7:21

Ecclesiastes chapter 7 · verse 21 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;

Context

v.20Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

v.21This passage

v.22for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 30:10

    Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

  • 2 Samuel 16:10

    And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

  • 1 Corinthians 13:5

    doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

  • 2 Samuel 19:19

    And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

  • Isaiah 29:21

    that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.