Ecclesiastes 4:5

Isaiah 9:20; Job 13:14; Proverbs 11:17; Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 24:33; Proverbs 24:34; Proverbs 6:10; Proverbs 6:11

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Foldeth his hands - The envious man is here exhibited in the attitude of the sluggard (marginal references). Eateth his own flesh - i. e., “D...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The fool foldeth his hands together, and (e) eateth his own flesh. (e) For idleness he is compelled to destroy himself.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 4. A Gloomy Survey. The chapter falls into four parts, which treat respectively of oppression ( Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 ), rivalry ( Eccles...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fool. Hebrew. kesil, fat, inert. See note on Proverbs 1:7 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. The fool foldeth his hands - After all, without labor and industry no man can get any...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The fool foldeth his hands, &c.— The fool, folding his hands together, and eating his own flesh, saith, Better is the palm of one hand full of...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. Still the indolence which 'folds the fool's hands together' is to be reprobated...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Vicissitudes of Life. 'Oh, the pity of it!' 1-3. The mass of human suffering and the absence of pity are such that better off are the dead and sti...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Even the fool who idly runs through his substance is for the time better off, for he is at peace.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Eateth his own flesh. — Interpreters have usually taken these words metaphorically, as in Psalms 27:2 ; Isaiah 49:26 ; Micah 3:3 , and understoo...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SECOND SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Devotion To The Affairs Of Business Ecclesiastes 3:1 - Ecclesiastes 5:20 I. IF the true Good i...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

And by Human Injustice and Perversity. Ecclesiastes 3:16-22 ; Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 But not only are our endeavours to find the "good" of our la...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

It is rendered hopeless by the base origin of Human Industries. Ecclesiastes 4:4-8 This stinging sense of the miserable estate of his race has,...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

From this general survey the preacher returned to examine the condition of the beings whom he had described as being no better than the beasts. He lo...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. (4) Again, I considered all tr...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The fool foldeth his hands together ,.... In order to get more sleep, or as unwilling to work; so the Targum adds, "he folds his hands in summer, a...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. Ver. 5. The fool foldeth his hands together. ] A graphical and lively description o...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The fool foldeth his hands , &c. Is careless and idle: perceiving that diligence is attended with envy, he runs into the other extreme. And eat...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prevalence of Oppression. 4 Again, I considered all travail, and...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Foldeth his hands together; is careless and idle, which is the signification of this gesture, Proverbs 6:10 , Proverbs 19:24 26:15 . Perceiving...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 4 The Dreadfulness of Oppression. Guidance on Living. This chapter begins with considering the dreadfulness of oppression and then continu...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry Observations On Life ( Ecclesiastes 4:4-12 ). Having all to briefly considered the oppression that was in the world, which has left him fee...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 4:5 . Eateth his own flesh.] Accomplishes his own ruin by indolence, exhausts his fortune, preys upon himself like...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:1-5 A profound gloom rests on the second act or section of this drama. It teaches us that we are helpless in the iron grip of laws...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The fool foldeth his hands together, too lazy to exert himself, and eateth his own flesh, using up his fortune and ruining himself by his idleness,...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The fool — Is careless and idle: perceiving that diligence is attended with envy, he runs into the other extreme. Eateth — Wastes his substance, an...

⁵ The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 4:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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)

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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