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Ecclesiastes 10

Eccl. 10:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The beginning
tchillah (Hebrew #8462)
a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly)
KJV usage: begin(-ning), first (time).
Pronounce: tekh-il-law'
Origin: from 2490 in the sense of opening
of the words
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
of his mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
is foolishness
cikluwth (Hebrew #5531)
from 5528; silliness
KJV usage: folly, foolishness.
Pronounce: sik-looth'
Origin: or sikluwth (Eccl. 1:17) {sik-looth'}
: and the end
'achariyth (Hebrew #319)
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
KJV usage: (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
Pronounce: akh-ar-eeth'
Origin: from 310
of his ζtalk
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
is mischievous
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
madness
howleluwth (Hebrew #1948)
folly
KJV usage: madness.
Pronounce: ho-lay-looth'
Origin: from active participle of 1984
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ζ
mouth.

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Judg. 14:15• 15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Persuade thy husband, that he may explain to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye invited us to impoverish us,--is it not so? (Judg. 14:15)
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1 Sam. 20:26‑33• 26And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen him, that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.
 27And it came to pass the next day after the new moon, the second day of the month, as David's place was empty, that Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse come to table, neither yesterday nor to-day?
 28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem,
 29and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself has commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favour in thy sight, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. He has therefore not come to the king's table.
 30And Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
 31For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. And now send and fetch him to me, for he must die.
 32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?
 33Then Saul cast the spear at him to smite him; and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to put David to death. (1 Sam. 20:26‑33)
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1 Sam. 22:7‑8,16‑18• 7Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
 8that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that informs me when my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant as a lier-in-wait against me, as at this day?
 16And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
 17And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.
 18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and fell on the priests, and put to death that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod. (1 Sam. 22:7‑8,16‑18)
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1 Sam. 25:10‑11• 10And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
 11And shall I take my bread, and my water, and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men whom I know not whence they are? (1 Sam. 25:10‑11)
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2 Sam. 19:41‑43• 41And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over the Jordan?
 42And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to me; and why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten anything which came from the king, or has he given us any present?
 43And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, I have ten parts in the king and I have also more right in David than thou; and why didst thou slight me? and was not my advice the first, to bring back my king? And the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel. (2 Sam. 19:41‑43)
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2 Sam. 20:1• 1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel. (2 Sam. 20:1)
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2 Kings 6:27,31• 27And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
 31And he said, God do so, and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day! (2 Kings 6:27,31)
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Prov. 29:9• 9If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, he hath no rest. (Prov. 29:9)
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Matt. 2:7‑8,16• 7Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
 8and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found him bring me back word, so that *I* also may come and do him homage.
 16Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi. (Matt. 2:7‑8,16)
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Luke 6:2,11• 2But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
 11But *they* were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus. (Luke 6:2,11)
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Luke 11:38,53‑54• 38But the Pharisee seeing it wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.
 53And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;
 54watching him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. (Luke 11:38,53‑54)
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John 12:10• 10But the chief priests took counsel that they might kill Lazarus also, (John 12:10)
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Acts 5:28‑33• 28saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.
 29But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.
 30The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom *ye* have slain, having hanged on a cross.
 31Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
 32And *we* are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.
 33But they, when they heard these things, were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them. (Acts 5:28‑33)
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Acts 6:9‑11• 9And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
 11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God. (Acts 6:9‑11)
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Acts 7:54‑59• 54And hearing these things they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth against him.
 55But being full of the Holy Spirit, having fixed his eyes on heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
 56and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
 57And they cried out with a loud voice, and held their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
 58and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
 59And they stoned Stephen, praying, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (Acts 7:54‑59)
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Acts 19:24‑28• 24For a certain man by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
 25whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,
 26and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.
 27Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.
 28And having heard this, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians. (Acts 19:24‑28)
talk.
Heb. mouth.

J. N. Darby Translation

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The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talkh is mischievous madness.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "mouth."