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Ecclesiastes 7:21

Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken,.... Seeing so it is, that imperfection attends the best of men, no man is wise at all times, foolish words and unguarded expressions will sometimes…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ecclesiastes 7:21-22

Curse ... cursed - Rather, speak evil of ... spoken evil of.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ecclesiastes 7:11-22

Solomon, in these verses, recommends wisdom to us as the best antidote against those distempers of mind which we are liable to, by reason of the vanity and vexation of spirit that there are in the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken The train of thought leads on to another rule of conduct. The fact that all men sin is shewn by the words with which men talk of the faults and…

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