Ecclesiastes 10:13 KJV

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Judges 14:15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
  • 1 Samuel 20:26–33 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. …
  • 1 Samuel 22:7–8 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; …
  • 1 Samuel 22:16–18 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house. …
  • 1 Samuel 25:10–11 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. …

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • The beginning תְּחִלַּת tĕḥillat תְּחִלָּה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of the words דִּבְרֵי dibrê דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of his mouth פִיהוּ pîhû פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • foolishness סִכְלוּת siklût סִכְלוּת Noun · feminine singular
  • and the end וְאַחֲרִית wĕʾaḥărît אַחֲרִית Noun · feminine singular construct · with and
  • of his talk פִּיהוּ pîhû פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • mischievous רָעָה rāʿâ רַע Adjective · feminine singular
  • madness הוֹלֵלוּת hôlēlût הוֹלֵלוּת Noun · feminine singular

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