Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.”

Ecclesiastes 10:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.”

Ecclesiastes 10:3 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. ”

Ecclesiastes 10:3 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He <FI>is<Fi> a fool.'”

Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool. ”

Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.”

Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

2 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 every one that he is a fool.

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

5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:3 Mean?

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