Ecclesiastes 10:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.”
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“The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:15 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 107:4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
- Psalms 107:7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
- Ecclesiastes 10:3Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
- Isaiah 44:12The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
- Isaiah 47:12So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!
- Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Jeremiah 50:4“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Habakkuk 2:6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
- Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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