Ecclesiastes 10:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Wishe the king no euil in thy thought, and speake no hurt of the riche in thy priuie chaumber: for a byrde of the ayre shall betray thy voyce, and with her fethers shall she bewray thy wordes.

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  • Exod 22:28 : 28 Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people.
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 Then sayde Paul: I wyst not brethren, that he was the hye priest. For it is written: Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people.
  • 2 Kgs 6:12 : 12 And one of his seruauntes sayde, None my lorde O king: But Elisa the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel, yea euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber.
  • Eccl 7:21-22 : 21 Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee: 22 for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.
  • Isa 8:21 : 21 And they shall wander thorowe this lande hardly besteade and hungry, and when they suffer hunger, they wyll be out of pacience, and curse their king and their God, and shall loke vpwarde and downewarde to the earth,
  • Luke 10:40 : 40 But Martha was cumbred about much seruing, and came to hym, & saide: Lorde, doest thou not care that my sister hath lefte me to serue alone? Byd her therfore that she helpe me.
  • Luke 12:2-3 : 2 For there is nothyng couered, that shall not be vncouered, neither hyd, that shall not be knowen. 3 Therfore, whatsoeuer you haue spoken in darkenesse, shalbe hearde in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, euen in secrete places, shalbe preached on the toppe of the houses.
  • Luke 19:40 : 40 He saide vnto them: I tell you, that if these holde their peace, then shall the stones crye.

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    21Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee:

    22for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.

  • Exod 22:28
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    28Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people.

  • Prov 30:10-11
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    10Accuse not a seruaunt vnto his maister, lest he speake euyll of thee, and thou be hurt.

    11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother.

  • Prov 26:2
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    2As the byrde and the swalowe take their flight and flee here and there: so the curse that is geuen in vayne, shall not light vpon a man.

  • Prov 23:4-5
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    4Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

    5Wylt thou set thyne eye vpon the thing which sodenly vanisheth away? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight lyke an Egle into the ayre.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.

  • Prov 27:14
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    14He that is to hastie to praise his neighbour aboue measure, shalbe taken as one that geueth hym an euyll report.

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:

    7For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

    8Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.

  • Eccl 10:16-17
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    16Wo be vnto thee O thou lande, whose kyng is but a chylde, and whose princes are early at their bankettes.

    17But well is thee O thou lande, whose kyng is come of nobles, and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie, and not for lust.

  • Eccl 8:2
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    2Kepe the kynges commaundement, namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same.

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4Like as when a king geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so, who may say vnto him, what doest thou?

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The feare of the king is as the roaring of a Lion, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger, offendeth against his owne soule.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym vnto thee.

    19Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked:

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19Meate maketh men to laugh, and wine maketh them merie: but vnto money are all thinges obedient.

  • Prov 20:19-20
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    19The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.

    20Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.

  • Prov 25:10
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    10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamie do not ceasse.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe from his feare:

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.

  • Jer 5:27
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    27And like as a nette is full of byrdes, so are their houses full of that which they haue gotten with falshood and deceipt: Hereof commeth their great substaunce and riches,

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Pleasure is not seemely for a foole: muche lesse for a bondman to haue rule of princes.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.

  • Job 34:18-19
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    18Is it reason that thou shouldest say to the king, Thou art wicked, or thou art vngodly, and that before the princes?

    19God hath no respect vnto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the riche more then the poore: for they be al the worke of his handes.

  • Eccl 10:4-6
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    4If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of him selfe, auoydeth great offences.

    5Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne, namely, the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes: in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

    6in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

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    7Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.

  • Job 36:18-19
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    18And seeing there is wrath with God, beware lest he take thee away in thy wealth, & all that thou hast to redeeme thee can not deliuer thee.

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    6Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another man prayse thee, and not thyne owne mouth, yea other folkes, and not thyne owne lippes.

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    2Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

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    30I neuer suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse to his soule.

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    8With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued.

  • Isa 10:14
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    14My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest: and like as egges that were layde here and there, are gathered together, so do I gather all countreys, and there was none so bolde as to moue the winge, that dare open his mouth, or once whisper.

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    20A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.

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    10The mightie kept still their voyce, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.

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    10Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these thynges ought not so to be.