Ecclesiastes 10:18

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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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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building decayeth . the roof falleth in. droppeth through . leaketh.
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Droppeth — i.e., lets the rain drop through.
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¹⁸ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 10:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 10:18