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If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.(Ecclesiastes 10:10)
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.(Ecclesiastes 10:11)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.(Ecclesiastes 10:12)
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?(Ecclesiastes 10:14)
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.(Ecclesiastes 10:15)
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!(Ecclesiastes 10:16)

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Ecclesiastes 10:13 - Cross Reference

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. (Proverbs 29:9)
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. (Luke 11:38)
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. (Acts 7:54)
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? (Judges 14:15)
Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. (1 Samuel 20:26)
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. (2 Kings 6:31)
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. (Matthew 2:16)
And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house. (1 Samuel 22:16)
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. (Matthew 2:7)
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; (Acts 19:24)
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. (Acts 6:9)
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? (2 Kings 6:27)
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? (Luke 6:2)
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? (2 Samuel 19:41)
But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; (John 12:10)
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. (Acts 5:28)
Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; (1 Samuel 22:7)
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. (1 Samuel 25:10)
And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: (Luke 11:53)
And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. (Luke 6:11)