Ecclesiastes 10:20

גַּם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ מֶלֶךְ אַל ־ תְּקַלֵּל וּבְחַדְרֵי מִשְׁכָּבְךָ אַל ־ תְּקַלֵּל עָשִׁיר כִּי עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יוֹלִיךְ אֶת ־ הַקּוֹל וּבַעַל הכנפים יַגֵּיד דָּבָֽר ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

In Context

19לִשְׂחוֹק עֹשִׂים לֶחֶם וְיַיִן יְשַׂמַּח חַיִּים וְהַכֶּסֶף יַעֲנֶה אֶת ־ הַכֹּֽל ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 22:27אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל וְנָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹֽר ׃

2 Kings 6:12וַיֹּאמֶר אַחַד מֵֽעֲבָדָיו לוֹא אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּֽי ־ אֱלִישָׁע הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יַגִּיד לְמֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת ־ הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר תְּדַבֵּר בַּחֲדַר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ ׃

Ecclesiastes 7:21גַּם לְכָל ־ הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּרוּ אַל ־ תִּתֵּן לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא ־ תִשְׁמַע אֶֽת ־ עַבְדְּךָ מְקַלְלֶֽךָ ׃

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:17-20

Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse… Read the whole commentary →

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