Ecclesiastes 10:5

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“There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:”

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BSBPD

“There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
  2. Ecclesiastes 3:16Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
  3. Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
  4. Ecclesiastes 4:7Again, I saw futility under the sun.
  5. Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
  6. Ecclesiastes 6:1There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
  7. Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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