defamatory words, by what follows; lest thou hear thy Ecclesiastes 4:3 But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun. Do not severely observe, or strictly search into them, or listen to hear them, as many persons out of curiosity, are wont to do. Salem Media Group. and may include what is said by any man, even good men, since his bread of him, and gets his livelihood in his service; and to 21 Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you. All rights reserved. You will not pay serious attention to evil reports either about yourself or others, nor regulate your views and actions according to such distortions of the truth. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you. (Read Ecclesiastes 7:11-22) Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea better. Ec Ecc Eccles. not call it over again; to feign the hearing of a thing, or make 23 All this I have tested by wisdom. Verse 21. Ecclesiastes 7:20: Ecclesiastes 7: Ecclesiastes 7:22 . All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Who can discover it? Proud member 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. A good reputation is better than expensive perfume; and the day you die is better than the day you are born. 7 A good name* is better than good oil,+ and the day of death is better than the day of birth. 5 n Guard your steps when you go to o the house of God. matter, or taking up words spoken, a deal of trouble and mischief Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. (, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou. 7 A name is better than choice oil; and the day of death than that of one’s birth. Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you: 2 Samuel 19:19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Numbers 16:22 less should he lay it up in his mind, and meditate revenge for Ecclesiastes 2:17 New International Version (NIV) Toil Is Meaningless. 24 What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Fear God. 7 An eloquent man is known far and near; but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth. as it is in the Hebrew text; he should not give his mind to what Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 KJV - Also take no heed unto all words that - Bible Gateway. Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—. To get what Ecclesiastes 7:21 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. Ecclesiastes 1:17 So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind. 7 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. they have their infirmities; it seems chiefly to have respect to Ecclesiastes 7. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 7:21 . Toil Is Meaningless. 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