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Ecclesiastes 10:18
18If a man is too lazy to work on his house, its roof will fall down. Rain will make his rooms wet.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
- New International Version (NIV)Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
Context of Ecclesiastes 10:18
16A country is in terrible trouble if its ruler is young and foolish. If its leaders go to parties all day, a country is in trouble. 17But if a country's ruler belongs to a good family, that country will be a happy place. Its leaders only enjoy parties at the proper time. They control themselves and they do not become drunk. If a man is too lazy to work on his house, its roof will fall down. Rain will make his rooms wet. 19Good food and wine help us to laugh and to be happy. But you need to have money to buy everything. 20Do not say bad things about the king. Do not even think about it! Even when you are in your bedroom, do not say bad things about rich people. A little bird might hear you. It might tell people what you have said.
Read all of Ecclesiastes 10Ecclesiastes 10:18 word by word
בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 10:18
- Proverbs 12:24If you work hard, you will become a leader. But if you are lazy, you will become a slave.
- Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman makes her home strong. But a foolish woman destroys her home with her own hands.
- Proverbs 20:4A lazy farmer does not plough his fields in winter. As a result, he has nothing to eat when harvest time arrives.
- Proverbs 21:25Lazy people want many things but they refuse to work, so they are killing themselves.
- Proverbs 23:21People who are like that soon become poor. They sleep too much, and their clothes have holes in them.
- Proverbs 24:30I walked past the field of a lazy person. And I walked past the vineyard of a stupid person.
- Hebrews 6:11But we very much want each of you to continue to trust God to the end. Show that you really want to serve him. Be sure that, in the end, you will receive all the good things that you hope for.
- 2 Peter 1:5God has done all this to help you. So now that you believe in Christ, you must grow as believers. Try very much to do always what is good. Then you should grow to know God more and more.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18By much slothfulness - This is remarkably the case in some countries. Houses are not repaired till they almost fall about the ears of the inhabitants. We have an adage that applies to all such cases: "A stitch in time saves nine."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 Foolish rulers, by their weakness, self-indulgence and sloth, bring decay upon the state: nobleness and temperance insure prosperity: yet the subject must not rebel in word or thought against his king. Ecclesiastes 10:16 A child - Rather, young. The word is applied to Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 13:7 at the time of his accession to the throne, when he was 41 years old. Eat in the morning - A sign of intemperance (compare Isaiah 5:11). Ecclesiastes…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 The happiness of a land depends on the character of its rulers. The people cannot be happy when their princes are childish, and lovers of pleasure. Slothfulness is of ill consequence both to private and public affairs. Money, of itself, will neither feed nor clothe, though it answers the occasions of this present life, as what is to be had, may generally be had for money. But the soul, as it is not redeemed, so it is not maintained with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Delaying roof repairs causes rafters to sag and eventually ruins the home (see Proverbs 12:27; 20:4). Government corruption has a similar impact (Ecclesiastes 10:15–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. building--literally, "the joining of the rafters," namely, the kingdom (Ec 10:16; Is 3:6; Am 9:11). hands--(Ec 4:5; Pr 6:10). droppeth--By neglecting to repair the roof in time, the rain gets through.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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