Ecclesiastes 10:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.”
Ecclesiastes 10:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 10:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 10:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 10:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.”
Ecclesiastes 10:6 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. ”
Ecclesiastes 10:6 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 10:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.”
Ecclesiastes 10:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place. ”
Ecclesiastes 10:6 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.”
Ecclesiastes 10:6 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10
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.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:6 Mean?
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