Ecclesiastes 10:3 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • To preserve a character for wisdomThose especially who make a profession of religion, should keep from all appearances of evil. A wise man has great advantage over a fool, who is always at a...

Thompson Chains

  • FoolsSee the chain from Psalms 53:1 · 13 links
  • Folly RevealedSee the chain from Proverbs 12:23 · 3 links

Cross References

  • Proverbs 13:16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
  • Proverbs 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
  • Proverbs 18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
  • Ecclesiastes 5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
  • 1 Peter 4:4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Yea also, when he that is a fool וְגַם wĕgam Affirmation · with and כְּשֶׁסָּכָל kĕšessākol סָכָל Relative · with preposition
  • walketh הֹלֵךְ hōlēk הָלַךְ Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • by the way בַּדֶּרֶךְ badderek דֶּרֶךְ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • his wisdom לִבּוֹ libbô לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • faileth חָסֵר ḥāsēr חָסֵר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • and he saith וְאָמַר wĕʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • to every one that he is a fool לַכֹּל lakkōl Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the סָכָל sākol סָכָל Noun · masculine singular הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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