Ecclesiastes 7:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.”
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“Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:21 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 10:27But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
- 2 Samuel 16:10But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
- 2 Samuel 19:19and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
- Proverbs 30:10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
- Isaiah 29:21those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).