Ecclesiastes 7:21
What does Ecclesiastes 7:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 7:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Also give not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee.
Context
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.
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