Ecclesiastes 10:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. ”

• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Foolish rulers, by their weakness, self-indulgence and sloth, bring decay upon the state: nobleness and temperance insure prosperity: yet the subject must not rebel in word or thought against his k...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Ecclesiastes 10:15 . Experience Crystallised in Proverbs. Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Ecclesiastes 10:3 forms a series of proverbs perhaps due to the sage who worked over the...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  building decayeth . the roof falleth in. droppeth through . leaketh.

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. By much slothfulness - This is remarkably the case in some countries. Houses are not repaired...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  By much slothfulness, &c.— Through slothfulness the building will decay, and through idleness of hands the house will drop; Ecclesiastes 10:19 while they make feasts to divert themselves,...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. By much slothfulness - Hebrew, dual: By double slothfulness: or, sloth with both hand...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Practical Advice Touching Life's Puzzles 1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend upon courts, but also in ordinary operations.

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Droppeth — i.e., lets the rain drop through.

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverb...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. (19) A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. (20...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  By much slothfulness the building decayeth ,.... Or, "by slothfulnesses" g, The word is in the dual number, and so may signify the slothfulness of the hands, as Aben Ezra, of both hands, and of both...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Ver. 18. By much slothfulness the building decayeth. ] So doth the commonwealth not shelte...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  By much slothfulness, &c., the house droppeth through That house which is neglected by its owner, and not repaired, must needs come to ruin. Whereby he intimates that the sloth and carelessness...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects.       16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the m...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  That house which is neglected by its owner, and not repaired, must needs come to ruin; whereby he intimates that the sloth and carelessness of princes in the management of public affairs, which is a...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Importance Of Listening To The Right Person ( Ecclesiastes 10:15-17 ). Ecclesiastes 10:15 ‘The effort of fools wearies every one of them, for he does not know how to go to the city.' ‘Them...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 10:16 . When thy king is a child.] Not in age, but in understanding—wanting in all the qualities of a vigorous manhood. And thy princes eat in the morning.] They emp...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first conclusion is that wisdom, which of all...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Ecclesiastes 10:1 . Dead flies cause the ointment, of exquisite perfumes, to send forth a stinking savour; a satirical proverb, applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A genera...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 10:1-21 Section 11. A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, and is sure to make itself conspicuous. Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the...

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  In the Midst of Foolish Talking and Slothfulness

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• Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Peter 1:5-10 ; Hebrews 6:11 ; Proverbs 12:24 ; Proverbs 14:1 ; Proverbs 20:4 ; Proverbs 21:25 ; Proverbs 23:21 ; Proverbs 24:30 ; Proverbs 24:31

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