Ecclesiastes 10:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If the spirit ... - i. e., If he is angry. Leave not thy place - i. e., Do not lose thy self-control and quit his presence. Gentleness on thy part will calm both thyself and him, and prevent...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

If the (c) spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. (c) If your superior is angry with you, be discrete and not moved.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. yielding, &c. . gentleness preventeth greater outrages.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee - If the king get incensed against thee....

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If the spirit of the ruler rise up— If the anger of the ruler should be kindled against thee, do not resign thy place; for power kept in thy hands will make pacification for great offences. From...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. If the spirit (anger) of the ruler ... - ( Proverbs 15:1 .) "yielding pacifieth."...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - 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.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

We return now to the thought of Ecclesiastes 8:3 . For “spirit” in the sense of “anger,” see Judges 8:3 . Rise up. — Psalms 78:21 ; 2 Samuel 11:20 . Yielding. — Literally, healing. (See...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - 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...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - 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...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. (3) Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to everyone that he is a fool. (...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee ,.... The wrath of the civil magistrate, the chief ruler of the land, the sovereign prince or king, to whom men are and should be subject: if his wrat...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. Ver. 4. If the spirit of thy ruler rise up, &c., leave not thy place. ] Thine off...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

If the spirit of a ruler His passion or wrath; rise up against thee Upon some misinformation given him, or mismanagement of thine; leave not thy place In anger or discontent. Withdraw not thyse...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects.       4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yiel...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The spirit; the passion or wrath, as is manifest from the following words, which is oft called spirit, as Judges 8:3 2 Chronicles 21:16 Proverbs 25:28 Ecclesiastes 7:9 . Leave not thy pla...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Behaviour Connected With Superiors ( Ecclesiastes 10:4-7 ). Ecclesiastes 10:4 ‘If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, do not leave your place, for deference will compensate for great o...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 10:1 . Dead flies.] Lit ., “Flies of death;” because, as such, they corrupt the ointment. The apothecary.] A dealer in spices. Thus it is not the common kind, but a...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:16-10 I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth points out that it is impossible for us to construct a satisfactory policy of life. "The work of God," or...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - 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...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - 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...

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the Midst of Presumption and Arrogance

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 25:24-44 ; Ecclesiastes 8:3 ; Proverbs 25:15

Ecclesiastes 10:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The spirit — The passion. Leave not — In anger or discontent. Continue in a diligent and faithful discharge of thy duty, and modestly and humbly submit to him. Yielding — A gentle and submissive ca...