Ecclesiastes 10:13

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 10:13

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

Beginning

General references

Proverbs 29:9

Bible References

Beginning

On the fourth day they said to Samson's bride, "Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. If you refuse, we will burn up you and your father's family. Did you invite us here to make us poor?"

However, Saul said nothing about it that day, for he thought, "Something has happened to make him ceremonially unclean. Yes, he must be unclean."

Saul said to his servants who were stationed around him, "Listen up, you Benjaminites! Is Jesse's son giving fields and vineyards to all of you? Or is he making all of you commanders and officers?

But Nabal responded to David's servants, "Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!

Then all the men of Israel began coming to the king. They asked the king, "Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, sneak the king away and help the king and his household cross the Jordan -- and not only him but all of David's men as well?"

Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said, "We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!"

He replied, "No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty."

If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"

The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal.

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,

saying, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood on us!"

But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.

When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.

General references

If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.