Ecclesiastes 7:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם לְכָל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּרוּ אַל־תִּתֵּן לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תִשְׁמַע אֶת־עַבְדְּךָ מְקַלְלֶךָ

Transliteration

Also to-all-the-dəḇārîm that yəḏabbērû ʾal-tittēn libbeḵā that not-ṯišmaʿ ʾeṯ-ʿaḇdəḵā məqalleḵā

Grammar Details

*dəḇārîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the words
*yəḏabbērû*: Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they speak
*ʾal*: negative particle - do not
*tittēn*: Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - give
*libbeḵā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart
*ṯišmaʿ*: Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you hear
*ʿaḇdəḵā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
*məqalleḵā*: Piel participle masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - cursing you

Word Meanings

*dəḇārîm* that *yəḏabbērû*: words that are spoken/things that are said
*tittēn* *libbeḵā*: set your heart/pay attention/take to heart
*ṯišmaʿ*: hear/listen to/learn of
*ʿaḇdəḵā* *məqalleḵā*: your servant cursing you/your slave speaking ill of you

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 30:10 : 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Isa 29:21 : 21 That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
1 Cor 13:5-7 : 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
2 Sam 16:10 : 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
2 Sam 19:19 : 19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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