Ecclesiastes 10:7
10:6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. in great: Heb. in great heightsI have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
KJV
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
What does Ecclesiastes 10:7 mean?
Ecclesiastes 10:7 is a verse in the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָאָה (râʼâh), עֶבֶד (ʻebed), סוּס (çûwç). It connects to 3 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Acts 4:20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Ecclesiastes 10:7.
For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
Genesis 1:10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 12:15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere
Genesis 19:2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
Genesis 24:65For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Frequently asked questions
What does Ecclesiastes 10:7 say?
Ecclesiastes 10:7 (King James Version) reads: "I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth."
Is Ecclesiastes 10:7 in the Old or New Testament?
Ecclesiastes 10:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes.
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