Ecclesiastes 7:21
Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
In Context
20There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.
22Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:27But certain good-for-nothing persons said, How is this man to be our saviour? And having no respect for him, they gave him no offering.
2 Samuel 19:19And said to him, Let me not be judged as a sinner in your eyes, O my lord, and do not keep in mind the wrong I did on the day when my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, or take it to heart.
Isaiah 29:21Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →