Ecclesiastes Bible Verses | Meaning, Themes & Scriptures

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. ...

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. ...

There is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun, as an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler: ...

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. ...

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. ...

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. ...

Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. ...

If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom [is] profitable to direct. ...

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. ...

The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. ...

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

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? ...

📖 The Book of Ecclesiastes: Bible Verses and Spiritual Insights