Ecclesiastes 7:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 30:10 : 10 Accuse not a seruaunt vnto his maister, lest he speake euyll of thee, and thou be hurt.
  • Isa 29:21 : 21 Making a man to sinne in the worde, and that toke him in a snare, whiche reproued them in the open place, and they that haue turned the cause of the righteous to naught.
  • 1 Cor 13:5-7 : 5 Dealeth not dishonestlie, seeketh not her owne, is not prouoked to anger, thynketh none euyll, 6 Reioyceth not in iniquitie: bur reioyceth in the trueth: 7 Suffreth all thynges, beleueth all thynges, hopeth all thynges, endureth all thynges.
  • 2 Sam 16:10 : 10 And the king sayde: What haue I to do with you ye sonnes of Zaruia? for he curseth euen because the Lord hath bidden him curse Dauid: Who dare then say, Wherfore hast thou done so?
  • 2 Sam 19:19 : 19 And sayde vnto the king: Let not my lorde impute wickednes vnto me, nor remembre the thinges that thy seruaunt dyd wickedly when my lord the king departed out of Hierusale, that the king should take it to his heart.

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  • Eccl 7:22
    82%

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

  • Prov 30:10
    79%

    10Accuse not a seruaunt vnto his maister, lest he speake euyll of thee, and thou be hurt.

  • Prov 29:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19A stubbourne seruaunt wyll not be the better for wordes: for though he vnderstande, yet will he not regarde them.

    20Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

    21He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a chylde, shall make hym his maister at length.

  • Eccl 5:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.

    7And why? wheras are many dreames and many wordes, there are also diuers vanities: but loke that thou feare God.

  • Eccl 10:20
    72%

    20Wishe 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.

  • Prov 23:9
    72%

    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.

    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.

  • Exod 22:28
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:11-12
    2 verses
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    11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

    12If a prince delight in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.

  • Prov 30:6
    72%

    6Put thou nothyng vnto his wordes, lest he reproue thee, and thou be founde a lyar.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    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:

  • Prov 10:19
    72%

    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.

  • Eccl 7:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.

    17Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.

  • Eccl 7:20
    71%

    20For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good, and sinneth not.

  • Eccl 8:2
    71%

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

  • Job 36:18
    71%

    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.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.

  • Deut 28:15
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    15But and if thou wilt not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, to kepe and to do all his commaundementes and his ordinaunces whiche I commaunde thee this day, all these curses shal come vpon thee and ouertake thee.

  • Job 36:21
    70%

    21But beware that thou turne not aside to wickednesse and sinne, which hitherto thou hast chosen more then affliction.

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth.

  • Exod 23:13
    70%

    13In all thinges that I haue saide vnto you, be circumspect: and make no rehearsall of the names of straunge gods, neither let it be hearde out of thy mouth.

  • Prov 21:23
    70%

    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 19:10
    70%

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

  • Job 15:13
    70%

    13That thy minde is so pufte vp against God, and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth?

  • Prov 7:24
    70%

    24Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:

  • Prov 22:25
    70%

    25Lest thou learne his wayes, and receaue hurt to thy soule.

  • Ps 37:8
    70%

    8Leaue of from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thy selfe, lest thou be moued to do euill.

  • Prov 5:7
    70%

    7Heare me nowe therefore O ye chyldren, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 17:7
    70%

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

  • Job 31:30
    70%

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

  • Prov 28:21
    70%

    21To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread.

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9That thou geue not thy honour vnto other, and thy yeres to the cruell:

  • Job 5:21
    70%

    21Thou shalt be hyd from the scourge of the tongue, & when destruction commeth thou shalt not neede to feare.

  • Prov 25:6
    70%

    6Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:

  • Prov 4:20
    69%

    20My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

  • Eccl 7:9
    69%

    9Be not hastyly angrie in thy minde: for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21Making a man to sinne in the worde, and that toke him in a snare, whiche reproued them in the open place, and they that haue turned the cause of the righteous to naught.

  • Prov 19:27
    69%

    27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 22:17
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    17Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

  • Ps 37:1
    69%

    1Of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the vngodly: neither be thou enuious against the euyll doers.

  • Matt 12:36
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    36But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment.

  • Eccl 7:5
    69%

    5It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles: