Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the emotions of a ruler rise up against you, do not leave your work. 2 Calm can quiet down great outrage. 1
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3When a fool walks down a road, 2 his thinking is deficient, 3 proving to everyone he is a fool. 1
5There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, 2 a kind of error that comes from a ruler: 1
Cross References
Proverbs 25:15With patience a ruler can be persuaded 1 and a soft tongue can break a bone. 1
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:2-4
The Advantages of Wisdom. 1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. 2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. In these verses Solomon shows, I. What great need wise men have to take heed of being guilty of any instance of folly; for a little folly… Read the whole commentary →