Ecclesiastes 10:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.”

Ecclesiastes 10:9 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.”

Ecclesiastes 10:9 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.”

Ecclesiastes 10:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.”

Ecclesiastes 10:9 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that remooueth stones, shall hurt himselfe thereby, and hee that cutteth wood, shall be in danger thereby.”

Ecclesiastes 10:9 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

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.

10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:9 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 10:9 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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