Ecclesiastes 7:21
Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
In Context
20For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good, and sinneth not.
22for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.
Cross References
Isaiah 29:21Making a man to sinne in the worde, and that toke him in a snare, whiche reproued them in the open place, and they that haue turned the cause of the righteous to naught.
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 →