Ecclesiastes 10:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.”
Ecclesiastes 10:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 10:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 10:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.”
Ecclesiastes 10:4 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences. ”
Ecclesiastes 10:4 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 10:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.”
Ecclesiastes 10:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences. ”
Ecclesiastes 10:4 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.”
Ecclesiastes 10:4 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10
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:
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:4 Mean?
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