Ecclesiastes 10:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.”

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BSBPD

“Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He <FI>is<Fi> a fool.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
  2. Proverbs 18:2A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
  3. Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
  4. Ecclesiastes 5:3As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
  5. 1 Peter 4:4Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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