Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Ecclesiastes 7:21 in other translations
| BSB | Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you. |
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| WEB | Also don’t take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you; |
| ASV | Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee; |
| YLT | Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee. |
| DARBY | Also give not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee. |
| BBE | Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant. |
| Webster | Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: |
What does Ecclesiastes 7:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:11-22
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea better. It shelters from the storms and scorching heat of trouble. Wealth will not lengthen out the natural life; but true wisdom will give spiritual life, and strengthen men for services under their sufferings. Let us look upon the disposal of our condition as the work of God, and at last all will appear to have been for the best. In acts of righteousness, be not carried…
Ecclesiastes 7:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 7:21
- Proverbs 30:10
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
- Isaiah 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
- 2 Samuel 16:10
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
- 2 Samuel 19:19
And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5-7
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 19:19
unto.
2Sa 16:10; Isa 29:21; 1Co 13:5-7
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Context
- Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
- Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
- Ecclesiastes 7:22
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tampoco apliques tu corazón á todas las cosas que se hablaren, porque no oigas á tu siervo que dice mal de ti: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Aussi ne mets pas ton cœur à toutes les paroles qu’on dit, afin que tu n’entendes pas ton serviteur te maudissant. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Auch richte dein Herz nicht auf alle Worte, die man redet, damit du nicht deinen Knecht dir fluchen hörst; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | non est enim homo justus in terra qui faciat bonum et non peccet. |