Ecclesiastes 10:20
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.
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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.
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4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
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16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
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10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
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21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
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8 If 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.
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14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
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2 Be 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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20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
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10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
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10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.