Ecclesiastes 10:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 3:16 : 16 ¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.
  • Eccl 4:1 : 1 ¶ So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were] oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter.
  • Eccl 4:7 : 7 ¶ Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
  • Eccl 5:13 : 13 There is a sore evil [which] I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
  • Eccl 6:1 : 1 ¶ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it [is] common among men:
  • Eccl 9:3 : 3 This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.

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  • Eccl 6:1
    80%

    1¶ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it [is] common among men:

  • Eccl 10:4
    79%

    4¶ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

  • Eccl 10:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

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

    7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

  • Eccl 5:13
    77%

    13There is a sore evil [which] I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

  • Eccl 8:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9¶ All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

    10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this [is] also vanity.

    11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  • Eccl 3:16
    75%

    16¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.

  • Eccl 5:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

    9¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15¶ [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.

    16¶ The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

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

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

    12¶ If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.

  • Eccl 8:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

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

    5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

  • Eccl 9:13
    72%

    13¶ This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it [seemed] great unto me:

  • Prov 20:2
    72%

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

  • Eccl 9:3
    72%

    3This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.

  • Job 5:3
    71%

    3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

  • Eccl 4:1
    71%

    1¶ So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were] oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter.

  • Eccl 2:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12¶ And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been already done.

    13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

  • Prov 29:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1¶ He, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

    2¶ When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

  • Eccl 8:14
    70%

    14¶ There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

  • Eccl 10:16
    70%

    16¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

  • Lev 4:22
    70%

    22¶ When a ruler hath sinned, and done [somewhat] through ignorance [against] any of the commandments of the LORD his God [concerning things] which should not be done, and is guilty;

  • Prov 28:2
    70%

    2¶ For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.

  • Nah 1:11
    70%

    11There is [one] come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

  • Mic 7:3
    70%

    3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  • Eccl 1:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

    15[That which is] crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

  • Prov 16:10
    70%

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

  • Prov 28:10
    70%

    10¶ Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.

  • Isa 31:2
    70%

    2Yet he also [is] wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Eccl 4:15
    70%

    15I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

  • Jer 5:30
    70%

    30A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

  • Eccl 7:15
    70%

    15All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

  • Eccl 2:21
    70%

    21For there is a man whose labour [is] in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it [for] his portion. This also [is] vanity and a great evil.

  • Prov 25:5
    70%

    5Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  • Eccl 7:7
    69%

    7¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

  • Prov 16:12
    69%

    12¶ [It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 16:14
    69%

    14¶ The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

  • Prov 19:3
    69%

    3¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Eccl 1:5
    69%

    5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

  • Prov 25:7
    69%

    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.

  • Hos 5:10
    69%

    10The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: [therefore] I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.