Ecclesiastes 10:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 10:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 10:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth. ”

Ecclesiastes 10:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 10:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. ”

Ecclesiastes 10:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.”

Ecclesiastes 10:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

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.

9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:7 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 10:7 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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