Ecclesiastes 10 cross-references
Ecclesiastes 10 has 20 verses, which point to 207 other passages and are cited by 141. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Ecclesiastes 10 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- כְּסִיל kesil “fool” 3
- יִתְרוֹן yitron “advantage” 2
- נָשַׁךְ nashakh “to bite” 2
- עָשִׁיר ashir “rich” 2
- נָחָשׁ nachash “serpent” 2
- שַׂר sar “ruler” 3
- דָּבָר davar “word” 4
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 4
- קָלַל qalal “to lighten” 2
- בַּעַל baal “master” 2
- חָכָם chakham “wise” 2
- חׇכְמָה chokhmah “wisdom” 2
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Points to (7)
- Matthew 5:13–16 — Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is… 7 votes
- Galatians 2:12–14 — For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew… 6 votes
- Nehemiah 13:26 — Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who… 4 votes
- Exodus 30:25 — And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it… 4 votes
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 — And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help… 3 votes
- Exodus 30:34–35 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet… 2 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Galatians 2:13 — And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:1 — A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. 3 votes
- Galatians 2:2 — And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but… 2 votes
- Matthew 26:7 — There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Points to (7)
- Luke 12:18–20 — And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:14 — A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 6 votes
- Luke 14:28–32 — For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 — If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is… 4 votes
- Proverbs 17:16 — Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 4 votes
- Proverbs 14:8 — The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. 4 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Ecclesiastes 8:5 — Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:14 — The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one… 2 votes
- 2 Chronicles 10:8 — But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 12:8 — But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:3
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 18:2 — A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. 7 votes
- Proverbs 13:16 — Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. 6 votes
- 1 Peter 4:4 — Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 — For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 2 votes
- Proverbs 18:6 — A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Proverbs 17:28 — Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of… 6 votes
- Proverbs 18:2 — A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. 4 votes
- Proverbs 13:16 — Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:15 — The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Points to (3)
- Proverbs 25:15 — By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 14 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 — Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 11 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:24–44 — And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity and let thine handmaid, I pray… 8 votes
Pointed to from (19)
- Titus 3:1 — Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good… 13 votes
- Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 11 votes
- Romans 13:3 — For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do… 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 — Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 9 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Points to (6)
- Ecclesiastes 5:13 — There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:1 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:3 — This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:7 — Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 — And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of… 4 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 10 votes
- Proverbs 28:12 — When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 3 votes
- Isaiah 3:5 — And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:14 — There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Points to (8)
- Proverbs 28:12 — When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 7 votes
- Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 6 votes
- Psalms 12:8 — The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 5 votes
- Esther 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and… 5 votes
- Proverbs 28:28 — When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. 3 votes
- 1 Kings 12:13–14 — And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him; 3 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:17 — Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for… 2 votes
- 2 Peter 2:10 — But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous… 1 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Points to (3)
- Proverbs 19:10 — Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 9 votes
- Esther 6:8 — Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and… 8 votes
- Proverbs 30:22 — For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; 6 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Proverbs 30:22 — For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; 3 votes
- Nehemiah 2:10 — When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly… 3 votes
- Isaiah 23:7 — Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to… 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 15:17 — And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Points to (10)
- Proverbs 26:27 — Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 11 votes
- Psalms 7:15–16 — He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 8 votes
- Amos 5:19 — As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the… 6 votes
- Esther 7:10 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified. 6 votes
- Amos 9:3 — And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they… 5 votes
- Psalms 9:15–16 — The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 5 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Proverbs 26:27 — Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 18 votes
- Proverbs 11:18 — The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. 10 votes
- Psalms 7:15 — He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 9 votes
- Proverbs 11:6 — The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own… 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:9
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Points to (15)
- James 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it… 11 votes
- Colossians 4:5 — Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:15 — The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 9 votes
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 — Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 8 votes
- Ephesians 5:15–17 — See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:15–17 — Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered… 5 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Ecclesiastes 10:2 — A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. 4 votes
- Proverbs 2:11 — Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 4 votes
- 2 Kings 6:5 — But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:15 — The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Points to (6)
- Jeremiah 8:17 — For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite… 7 votes
- Psalms 58:4–5 — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 7 votes
- Psalms 64:3 — Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 3 votes
- Psalms 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 votes
- James 3:6 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole… 2 votes
- Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- James 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 7 votes
- Jeremiah 8:17 — For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite… 5 votes
- Proverbs 18:7 — A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 4 votes
- Psalms 58:4 — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Points to (31)
- Colossians 4:6 — Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 20 votes
- Luke 4:22 — And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said,… 9 votes
- Proverbs 22:11 — He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. 8 votes
- Proverbs 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 8 votes
- Ephesians 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that… 7 votes
- Proverbs 10:31–32 — The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 4 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Ephesians 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that… 82 votes
- Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 65 votes
- Colossians 4:6 — Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 45 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 — For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 9 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Points to (20)
- Proverbs 29:9 — If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:10–11 — And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many… 5 votes
- Acts 6:9–11 — Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians,… 2 votes
- Acts 5:28–33 — Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled… 2 votes
- John 12:10 — But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; 2 votes
- Luke 11:53–54 — And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to… 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 11 votes
- Proverbs 29:9 — If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. 7 votes
- Ephesians 5:4 — Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:25 — I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:14
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Points to (9)
- Proverbs 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 7 votes
- James 4:13–14 — Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:7 — For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 — For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 — For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that… 5 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 17:28 — Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of… 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:7 — For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:2 — A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that… 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Points to (12)
- Jeremiah 50:4–5 — In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of… 4 votes
- Isaiah 57:1 — The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering… 4 votes
- Isaiah 35:8–10 — And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that… 3 votes
- Psalms 107:7 — And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 3 votes
- Psalms 107:4 — They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 3 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 — If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is… 9 votes
- Luke 13:24 — Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 2 votes
- Job 39:16 — She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 2 votes
- Genesis 19:11 — And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Points to (13)
- Isaiah 3:12 — As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee… 10 votes
- Isaiah 5:11–12 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until… 7 votes
- Isaiah 3:4–5 — And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 6 votes
- Proverbs 20:1–2 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 5 votes
- Jeremiah 21:12 — O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out… 4 votes
- 2 Chronicles 13:7 — And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against… 4 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Isaiah 3:4 — And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 9 votes
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until… 6 votes
- Proverbs 28:12 — When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 3 votes
- 1 Kings 3:7 — And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little… 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:17
Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Points to (6)
- Proverbs 31:4–5 — It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 4 votes
- Jeremiah 30:21 — And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will… 2 votes
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:6–7 — Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 2 votes
- Proverbs 28:2–3 — For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the… 2 votes
- Deuteronomy 14:26 — And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 31:4 — It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 9 votes
- Jeremiah 22:15 — Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment… 6 votes
- Isaiah 28:7 — But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Points to (8)
- Proverbs 14:1 — Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 10 votes
- Proverbs 24:30–34 — I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 6 votes
- Proverbs 20:4 — The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 6 votes
- Hebrews 6:11 — And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 5 votes
- Proverbs 23:21 — For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 5 votes
- Proverbs 21:25 — The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. 5 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 24:31 — And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall… 6 votes
- Proverbs 10:4 — He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 3 votes
- Amos 6:11 — For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Points to (30)
- Psalms 104:15 — And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth… 7 votes
- 1 Peter 4:3 — For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in… 3 votes
- Philippians 4:15–19 — Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church… 3 votes
- Luke 12:19 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,… 3 votes
- Isaiah 24:11 — There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 3 votes
- Isaiah 23:18 — And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for… 3 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 11 votes
- Psalms 104:15 — And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth… 9 votes
- John 2:3 — And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 votes
- Proverbs 21:20 — There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 4 votes
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.
Points to (8)
- Acts 23:5 — Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak… 12 votes
- Luke 12:2–3 — For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 11 votes
- 2 Kings 6:12 — And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the… 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:21–22 — Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: 8 votes
- Exodus 22:28 — Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 8 votes
- Luke 19:40 — And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would… 7 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Acts 23:5 — Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak… 15 votes
- Luke 12:3 — Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in… 10 votes
- Exodus 22:28 — Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 8 votes
- Jude 1:8 — Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 5 votes