Ecclesiastes 7:22
For many times thine own heart knoweth also that even thou thyself hast cursed others.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
In Context
21Give no heed to all the words which are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee!
23All this have I tried by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.
Cross References
Matthew 18:32Then his lord, having called him, saith to him, Thou wicked servant! All that debt I forgave thee because thou didst beseech me;
James 3:9Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men, who have been 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 →