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Ecclesiastes 10:3
Ecclesiastes 10:3 is verse 3 of Ecclesiastes chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
3 Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
4 If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ecclesiastes 5:3As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
Proverbs 18:2A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
1 Peter 4:4Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.