Ecclesiastes 10:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air 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 the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
  • 2 Kgs 6:12 : 12 And one of his servants said, None, 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 no 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, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
  • Luke 10:40 : 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
  • Luke 12:2-3 : 2 ‹For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.› 3 ‹Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.›
  • Luke 19:40 : 40 And he answered and said unto them, ‹I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.›

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:21-22
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    21Also take no 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 the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

  • Prov 30:10-11
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    10¶ Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

    11[There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

  • Prov 26:2
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    2¶ As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

  • Prov 23:4-5
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    4¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

    5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10¶ A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

  • Prov 27:14
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    14¶ He 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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    6¶ Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:

    7For better [it is] 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.

    8¶ Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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

    17Blessed [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] to keep the king's commandment, and [that] in regard of the oath of God.

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

  • Prov 20:2
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    2¶ The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all [things].

  • Prov 20:19-20
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    19¶ He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

    20¶ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  • Prov 25:10
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    10Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21¶ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for [he that is] higher than the highest regardeth; and [there be] higher than they.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22¶ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • 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 waxen rich.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14¶ The 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[Is it fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] wicked? [and] to princes, [Ye are] ungodly?

    19[How much less to him] that accepteth 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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    4¶ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

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

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

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

  • Job 36:18-19
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    18Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

    19Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19¶ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.

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

  • Eccl 5:2
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    2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

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    30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

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    8¶ The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

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

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    10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].

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    20¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Jer 17:11
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    11[As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

  • Job 29:10
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    10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

  • Jas 3:10
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    10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.