Ecclesiastes 10:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from the ruler:

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  • Eccl 3:16 : 16 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 those who 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 grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners to their hurt.
  • Eccl 6:1 : 1 There is an evil 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 to all: yes, 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 6:1
    80%

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

  • Eccl 10:4
    79%

    4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.

  • Eccl 10:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

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

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

  • Eccl 5:13
    77%

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

  • Eccl 8:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man rules over another to his own harm.

    10Then 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 done so. This also is vanity.

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

  • Eccl 3:16
    75%

    16Moreover 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 you see the oppression of the poor and the violent perversion of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest regards, and there are higher than they.

    9Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all; the king himself is served by the field.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.

    16The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

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

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.

  • Eccl 8:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3Do not be hasty to go out of his presence; do not stand in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.

    4Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'

    5Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment.

  • Eccl 9:13
    72%

    13This wisdom I have seen also under the sun, and it seemed great to me:

  • Prov 20:2
    72%

    2The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins 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 to all: yes, 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 dwelling place.

  • Eccl 4:1
    71%

    1So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who 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%

    12I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

    13Then I saw that wisdom excels folly just as light excels darkness.

  • Prov 29:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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

  • Eccl 8:14
    70%

    14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth: there are just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

  • Eccl 10:16
    70%

    16Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!

  • Lev 4:22
    70%

    22When a ruler has sinned, and done something 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%

    2For the transgression of a land, many are its princes; but by a person of understanding and knowledge, its state will be prolonged.

  • Nah 1:11
    70%

    11There is one come out from you, who imagines evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor.

  • Mic 7:3
    70%

    3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters 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 indeed, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

    15That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is lacking cannot be counted.

  • Prov 16:10
    70%

    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 28:10
    70%

    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall 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 disaster, and will not call back His words: but will rise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who practice iniquity.

  • Eccl 4:15
    70%

    15I considered all the living who walk under the sun, with the second child who shall stand up in his place.

  • 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 who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

  • Eccl 2:21
    70%

    21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet he must leave his inheritance to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

  • Prov 25:5
    70%

    5Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Eccl 7:7
    69%

    7Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.

  • Prov 16:12
    69%

    12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 16:14
    69%

    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

  • Prov 19:3
    69%

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Eccl 1:5
    69%

    5The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it arose.

  • Prov 25:7
    69%

    7For it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.

  • Hos 5:10
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    10The princes of Judah were like those who remove a boundary: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.