Ecclesiastes 4:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 9:20 : 20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
  • Prov 6:10-11 : 10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 11:17 : 17 ¶ The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 ¶ The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 ¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.
  • Prov 24:33-34 : 33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  • Job 13:14 : 14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6 Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 19:24
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    24 ¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 26:15
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    15 ¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2 ¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

  • Eccl 4:4
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    4 ¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 30:22
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    22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2 A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

    3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

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

  • Prov 26:4-6
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    4 ¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

    5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

    6 ¶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 ¶ The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
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    12 ¶ The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

    13 The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.

    14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

    15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

  • Prov 21:25
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    25 ¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

  • Eccl 6:7-8
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    7 ¶ All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

    8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

  • Isa 9:20
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    20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

  • Prov 13:16
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    16 ¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.

  • Prov 5:11
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    11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    71%

    6 ¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

    7 A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15 ¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16 ¶ Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?

  • Prov 29:11
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    11 ¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29 ¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Eccl 2:25
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    25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten [hereunto], more than I?

  • Prov 12:23
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    23 ¶ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 26:9-11
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    70%

    9 [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10 ¶ The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

    11 ¶ As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.

  • Prov 10:23
    70%

    23 ¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17 ¶ Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

  • Prov 30:32
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    32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21 ¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Isa 44:20
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    20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand?

  • Job 5:2
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    2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26 ¶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • Eccl 2:15
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    15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also [is] vanity.

  • Prov 24:33
    69%

    33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

  • Prov 15:5
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    5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Eccl 5:17
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    17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and [he hath] much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

  • Prov 14:16
    69%

    16 ¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8 ¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.