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Ecclesiastes 10:20

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← Ecclesiastes 10:19	Ecclesiastes 10:20 (KJV)	Ecclesiastes 11:1 →
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all [things].	Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.	Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Curse^H7043 not the king^H4428, no not in thy thought^H4093; and curse^H7043 not the rich^H6223 in thy bedchamber^{H2315 H4904}: for a bird^H5775 of the air^H8064 shall carry^H3212 the voice^H6963, and that which hath^H1167 wings^H3671 shall tell^H5046 the matter^H1697.

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Original Hebrew

גַּם בְּמַדָּעֲךָ מֶלֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּל וּבְחַדְרֵי מִשְׁכָּבְךָ אַל־תְּקַלֵּל עָשִׁיר כִּי עֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם יֹולִיךְ אֶת־הַקֹּול וּבַעַל [הַכְּנָפַיִם כ] (כְּנָפַיִם ק) יַגֵּיד דָּבָר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
גַּ֣ם	gam	H1571	HTa	also
בְּ/מַדָּֽעֲ/ךָ֗	be./ma.da.'a./Kha	H4093	HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms	in/ mind/ your
מֶ֚לֶךְ	Me.lekh	H4428	HNcmsa	a king
אַל	'al-	H408	HTn	may not
תְּקַלֵּ֔ל	te.ka.Lel	H7043	HVpj2ms	you curse
וּ/בְ/חַדְרֵי֙	u./ve./chad.Rei	H2315	HC/R/Ncmpc	and/ in/ (the) chambers of
מִשְׁכָּ֣בְ/ךָ֔	mish.Ka.ve./kha	H4904	HNcmsc/Sp2ms	lying down/ your
אַל	'al-	H408	HTn	may not
תְּקַלֵּ֖ל	te.ka.Lel	H7043	HVpj2ms	you curse
עָשִׁ֑יר	'a.Shir	H6223	HAamsa	a rich (person)
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	for
ע֤וֹף	of	H5775	HNcmsc	(the) bird of
הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙	ha./sha.Ma.yim	H8064	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ heavens
יוֹלִ֣יךְ	yo.Likh	H3212	HVhi3ms	it will carry
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הַ/קּ֔וֹל	ha./Kol	H6963	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ sound
וּ/בַ֥עַל	u./Va.'al	H1167	HC/Ncmsc	and/ an owner
ה/כנפים	kânâph	H3671	HTd/Ncfda
יַגֵּ֥יד	ya.Geid	H5046	HVhi3ms	it will tell
דָּבָֽר	da.Var	H1697	HNcmsa	(the) matter

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H2315 — חֶדֶר (cheder, kheh'-der): from חָדַר; an apartment (usually literal); ((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H3671 — כָּנָף (kânâph, kaw-nawf'): from כָּנַף; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle; [phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).
• H4093 — מַדָּע (maddâʻ, mad-daw'): or מַדַּע; from יָדַע; intelligence or consciousness; knowledge, science, thought.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4904 — מִשְׁכָּב (mishkâb, mish-kawb'): from שָׁכַב; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse; bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
• H5046 — נָגַד (nâgad, naw-gad'): a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
• H5775 — עוֹף (ʻôwph, ofe): from עוּף; a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively; bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
• H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
• H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
• H7043 — קָלַל (qâlal, kaw-lal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.); abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.
• H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Curse — Exodus 22:28, Isaiah 8:21, Acts 23:5
• in thy bedchamber — Luke 10:40, Luke 12:2-3
• thought — Ecclesiastes 7:21-22, Luke 19:40

Reciprocal references (5): 2 Samuel 16:5, 1 Kings 21:13, 2 Kings 6:12, Esther 2:22, 2 Peter 2:10

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BLASPHEMY, PROFANITY, CURSING, NATION, THE
• Torrey’s: KINGS
• Nave’s: CITIZENS, KING, REVERENCE, SPEAKING

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