Ecclesiastes 7:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Also takeh no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: ”

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Curse ... cursed - Rather, speak evil of ... spoken evil of.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Also take no (q) heed to all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: (q) Credit them not, neither care for them.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs and Reflections. After asking, What is good for man in life? ( Ecclesiastes 6:12 ), Qoheleth gives us advice as to what a man may do by way of mitigating his worries. First of all it is ad...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

curse . revile.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken - This is good advice, and much for every man's peace through...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Curse thee—cursed others— Speaking evil of thee—hast spoken evil of others. Symmachus in both these places renders the word by λοιδορειν. Many good men's consciences will never accuse them of hav...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: Take no heed unto all words. Since therefore thou, being far from perfectly "just" thyself, hast much...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Practical Aphorisms 1-6. Things useful to remember in life. The writer has just warned as that we cannot rely on either the present or the future. We can, however, guide ourselves in the conduct o...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 ; Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 , and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown th...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The preacher now proceeded to the inculcation of indifference toward all the facts of life as the only attitude which is in the least likely to be satisfactory. This he did, first, by a series of max...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: (22) For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. (23) All this...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken ,.... Seeing so it is, that imperfection attends the best of men, no man is wise at all times, foolish words and unguarded expressions will sometimes...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: Ver. 21. Also take no heed. ] But be "as a deaf man that heareth not, and as a dumb man, in whose mouth the...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Take no heed unto all words that are spoken Namely, concerning thee, or against thee. Do not severely observe, or strictly search into them, or listen to hear them, as many persons out of curiosity...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Take no heed; do not severely observe nor strictly search into them, nor listen to hear them, as many persons out of curiosity use to do. Unto all words that are spoken, to wit, concerning thee,...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 7 It Is Good To Be Aware of Death, To Listen To Rebuke, To Behave Wisely, Even Though Life Is Unfair. But The World Is Full of Wickedness. The emphasis of the book from now on includes the...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 7:16 . Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself overwise] This is not intended to inculcate carelessness in moral conduct, nor as a beatitude upon ignorance....
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7 and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 I. The endeavour to secure a competence may be not lawful only, but most laudable, since God means us to make the best of the capacities He has given us...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:1 . A good name is better than precious ointment. Shem, a name; shemen, ointment. The reference is to the embalming of bodies with ointment. See Genesis 48 . Wisdom and virtue outl...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken: lest thou hear thy servant curse thee. Listeners hear no good of themselves I. We should pay some attention to what others think and say about...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 7:1 Ecclesiastes 12:8 .—Division II . DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE - MENTIONED EXPERIENCES IN THE WAY OF WARNINGS AND RULES OF LIFE . Ec...
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Spirit of Sorrow Over Sin and its Allurements
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 13:5-7 ; 2 Samuel 16:10 ; 2 Samuel 19:19 ; Isaiah 29:21
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Also — Do not strictly search into them, nor listen to hear them.

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes