Ecclesiastes 10:20

American Standard Version (1901)

Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 22:28 : 28 Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
  • 2 Kgs 6:12 : 12 And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
  • Eccl 7:21-22 : 21 Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee; 22 for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
  • Isa 8:21 : 21 And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward:
  • Luke 10:40 : 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
  • Luke 12:2-3 : 2 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 3 Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
  • Luke 19:40 : 40 And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    21Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;

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

  • Exod 22:28
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    28Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

  • Prov 30:10-11
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    10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

    11There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

  • Prov 26:2
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    2As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

  • Prov 23:4-5
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    4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

    5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 27:14
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    14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

    7For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

    8Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

  • Eccl 10:16-17
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    16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

    17Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

  • Eccl 8:2
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    2I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4For the king's word [hath] power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

  • Prov 20:19-20
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    19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

    20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

  • Prov 25:10
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    10Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

  • Jer 5:27
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    27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

  • Job 34:18-19
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    18[Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked;

    19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

  • Eccl 10:4-6
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    4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

    6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

  • Job 36:18-19
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    18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

    19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

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    2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

  • Job 31:30
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    30(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

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    8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

  • Isa 10:14
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    14and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

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    10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon] .

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    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

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    11As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

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    10The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

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    10out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.