Ecclesiastes 10:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:16 : 16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
  • Prov 18:2 : 2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
  • Prov 18:6 : 6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:1-2
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    1 Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

    2 The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    80%

    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

    16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
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    80%

    12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

    13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

    14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

    15 The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

    8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Prov 13:16
    79%

    16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 19:3
    79%

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 15:21
    78%

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    78%

    4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

    5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

    6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.

  • Eccl 2:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

    15 Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

    11 A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • Prov 14:33
    77%

    33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

  • Prov 10:8-10
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    8 The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

    9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

    10 He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

  • Prov 14:16
    77%

    16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 17:28
    76%

    28 Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

  • Prov 23:9
    76%

    9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 26:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

    12 Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

  • Prov 17:24
    76%

    24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

    16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

  • Prov 24:7
    75%

    7 Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

  • Prov 10:23
    75%

    23 It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26 He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

  • Prov 13:20
    75%

    20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

  • Prov 19:1
    75%

    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 12:23
    75%

    23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18 Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

    19 For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 18:6
    74%

    6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

  • Eccl 6:8
    73%

    8 What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?

  • Prov 10:18
    73%

    18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Eccl 7:6
    73%

    6 Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

  • Ps 49:10
    73%

    10 For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.