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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  • Eccl 4:6
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    6Better [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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    22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

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

    3Yea 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.

    5Answer 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.

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

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

    15The 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.

    8For 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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    20And 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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    11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

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

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

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6For 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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    25For who can eat, or who else can hasten [hereunto], more than I?

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    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.

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    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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    32If 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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    20He 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
    70%

    2For 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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    15Then 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
    69%

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

  • Eccl 5:17
    69%

    17All 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.