Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also take no heed unto kol devarim that are spoken; lest thou hear thy eved curse thee;
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
In Context
20Surely indeed there is not a tzaddik upon earth, that doeth tov, and sinneth not. + 7:20 Ro 3:23
22For oftentimes also thine own lev hath da'as that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:27But the Bnei Beliyaal said, How shall this one yoshi'einu (save us)? And they despised him, and brought no minchah (gift). But he held his peace.
2 Samuel 19:19And there went over a ferry to carry over the Bais HaMelech, and to do what he thought good. And Shime'i Ben Gera fell down before HaMelech, as he was come over Yarden;
Isaiah 29:21That make an adam an offender with a devar, 1 and lay a snare for the mokhiach (reprover, defender) in the sha'ar (gate, court), 1 and turn aside the tzaddik from justice.
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 →