Ecclesiastes 7:22
But do not apply thy heart to all words that are spoken: lest perhaps thou hear thy servant reviling thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
In Context
21For there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.
23For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:44And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father: the Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head:
Matthew 18:32Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:
James 3:9By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God.
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 →