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Ecclesiastes 10:20

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Ecclesiastes 10:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:20

Theological / Devotional

Money. Money will procure for its owner almost anything of a material nature.

Curse not. An admonition to carefulness in thought and expression. It is generally dangerous to make strong statements about other people, particularly against those in authority (see Ex. 22:28).

A bird. A proverbial expression found in most languages, and varying only in form from one to another.

That which hath wings. Literally, “the owner of wings.”

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