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Ecclesiastes 7:6 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 7:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. crackling: Heb. sound”
Ecclesiastes 7:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool—the Hebrew creates wordplay: ke-qol ha-sirim tachat ha-sir (כְּקוֹל הַסִּירִים תַּחַת הַסִּיר), literally "like the sound of the thorns under the pot." Sirim (סִירִים) means thorns or briers, while sir (סִיר) means pot or cooking vessel. Thorns burn hot and fast with loud crackling but produce little lasting heat—all show, no substance. Similarly, sechoq ha-kesil (שְׂחוֹק הַכְּסִיל, the laughter of the fool) is loud, attention-getting, but empty and fleeting.This also is vanity—gam-zeh havel (גַם־זֶה הָבֶל, this also is...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:6
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“he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.”
“They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.”
“It is foolishness; and of mirth”
“you who are full now”
“and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies”
“Behold”
“shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water”
“the fool rages or scoffs”
“spots and blemishes”