Ecclesiastes 10:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 28:12 : 12 When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, a man hides himself.
  • Prov 29:2 : 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people mourn.
  • Esth 3:1 : 1 After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.
  • Ps 12:8 : 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
  • Judg 9:14-20 : 14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, You come and reign over us. 15 And the bramble said to the trees, If you truly anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to what he deserved— 17 (For my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian, 18 But you have risen up against my father's house today, and have killed his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother)— 19 If then you have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
  • 1 Kgs 12:13-14 : 13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men that they gave him, 14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
  • Jas 2:3-5 : 3 and you pay attention to the one wearing fine clothes and say to him, Sit here in a good place, and say to the poor, Stand there, or sit here under my footstool, 4 are you not then partial among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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