Ecclesiastes 7:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:
  • Matt 18:32-35 : 32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me: 33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you? 34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt. 35 So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
  • John 8:7-9 : 7 But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her. 8 And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor. 9 And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.
  • Jas 3:9 : 9 With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 21Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.

  • Job 15:5-6
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    5For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

    6It is by your mouth, even yours, that you are judged to be in the wrong, and not by me; and your lips give witness against you.

  • 23All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

  • 18Your ways and your doings have made these things come on you; this is your sin; truly it is bitter, going deep into your heart.

  • Prov 23:7-8
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    7For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

    8The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

  • 10You have been a cause of shame to your house by cutting off a number of peoples, and sinning against your soul.

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

  • 4Have you knowledge of this from early times, when man was placed on the earth,

  • 2Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

  • Job 15:12-13
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    12Why is your heart uncontrolled, and why are your eyes lifted up;

    13So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

  • 19If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:

  • 7The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

  • 3I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.

  • 10No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

  • 17...

  • 16Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

  • 44And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.

  • 24A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

  • 22And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;

  • 32If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.

  • 19You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • Eccl 5:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

    7If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

  • 10For you had faith in your evil-doing; you said, No one sees me; by your wisdom and knowledge you have been turned out of the way: and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no other.

  • 21Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.

  • 10Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

  • 21These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.

  • Jas 3:9-10
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    69%

    9With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

    10Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

  • 17Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

  • 65You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.

  • 9Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

  • 13But you kept these things in the secret of your heart; I am certain this was in your thoughts:

  • 8Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

  • 25I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

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    19So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you.

    20Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

  • 6And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

  • 8Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?

  • 5Keep in mind this thought, that as a son is trained by his father, so you have been trained by the Lord your God.

  • 19Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

  • 24He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

  • 30(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)

  • 22Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.

  • 2For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

  • 27See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

  • 7The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.