Ecclesiastes 10:7

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“I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.”

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BSBPD

“I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:7 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 15:17So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
  2. Esther 6:8have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.
  3. Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
  4. Proverbs 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

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

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