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Ecclesiastes 10:11 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue. "

Ecclesiastes 10:11

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

10 If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

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James 3:8

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"but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison."

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"He who is wise in words will make himself beloved; but the pleasantries of fools will be wasted."

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Jeremiah 8:17

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"“For, behold, I will send serpents, adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they will bite you,” says the LORD."

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Ecclesiastes 10:1

"Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor."

Ecclesiastes 10:2

"A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left."

Ecclesiastes 10:3

"Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool."

Ecclesiastes 10:4

"If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest."

Ecclesiastes 10:5

"There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler."

Ecclesiastes 10:6

"Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place."

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