Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 10:20 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 10:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 10 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. thought: or, conscience”
Ecclesiastes 10:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:20
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought (גַּם בְּמַדָּעֲךָ מֶלֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּל, gam bemadda'akha melekh al-teqalel)—'even in your knowledge/mind, do not curse the king,' using madda (thought, knowledge). And curse not the rich in thy bedchamber (וּבְחַדְרֵי מִשְׁכָּבְךָ אַל־תְּקַלֵּל עָשִׁיר, uvechadrei mishkavekha al-teqalel ashir)—'and in your sleeping chambers do not curse the rich.' For a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter (כִּי עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יוֹלִיךְ אֶת־הַקּוֹל וּבַעַל כְּנָפַיִם יַגֵּיד דָּבָר, ki of hashamayim yolikh et-haqol uv...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 10:20
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“I didn't know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'{Exodus 22:28}”
“that will not be revealed”
“No”
“lest you hear your servant curse you;”
“I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
“sore distressed and hungry; and it will happen that when they are hungry”
“and she came up to him”