Ecclesiastes 4:5

Webster's Bible (1833)

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 9:20 : 20 One 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 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.
  • Prov 11:17 : 17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game, But the possessions of diligent men are prized.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, But the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 24:33-34 : 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; 34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man.
  • Job 13:14 : 14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 4:6
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    6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

  • Prov 19:24
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    24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 26:15
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    15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool has no delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own opinion.

  • Eccl 4:4
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    4Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Prov 30:22
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    22For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;

  • 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.

    3Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 26:4-6
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    4Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

    6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouths of fools feed on folly.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
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    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

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

    14A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

    15The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 21:25
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    25The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

  • Eccl 6:7-8
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    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

    8For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

  • Isa 9:20
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    20One 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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    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, But a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 5:11
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    11You will groan at your latter end, When your flesh and your body are consumed,

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    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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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who is wise listens to counsel.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all of his anger, But a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Eccl 2:25
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    25For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, But the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 26:9-11
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    9Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by.

    11As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, But wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.

  • Prov 30:32
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    32"If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, Put your hand over your mouth.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

  • Isa 44:20
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    20He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can't deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

  • Job 5:2
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    2For resentment kills the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; For his mouth urges him on.

  • Eccl 2:15
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    15Then said I in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then said I in my heart that this also is vanity.

  • Prov 24:33
    69%

    33A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

  • Eccl 5:17
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    17All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.