Ecclesiastes 10:3

Ecclesiastes 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
• New International Version (NIV)Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool.

Context of Ecclesiastes 10:3

1Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor. 2A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left. Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool. 4If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses. 5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler--

Ecclesiastes 10:3 word by word

וְגַם־בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

• Evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• whenשֶׁלshel · whichH7945
• the foolסָכָלsâkâl · foolH5530
• walksהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• along the roadדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• senseלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is lackingחָסֵרchâsêr · to lackH2637
• demonstratesאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605

Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 10:3

• Ecclesiastes 5:3For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words.
• Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool displays folly.
• Proverbs 18:2A fool does not delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own mind.
• 1 Peter 4:4In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you;

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3When - a fool walketh by the way - In every act of life, and in every company he frequents, the irreligious man shows what he is. Vanity, nonsense, and wickedness are his themes: so that in effect he saith to every one that he is a fool.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3“Way” may be understood either literally (compare Ecclesiastes 10:15), or figuratively, of the course of action which he follows. He saith … - He exposes his folly to every one he meets.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3These two proverbs highlight the foolishness of unwise people. They make poor choices, and their actions reveal their lack of wisdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. by the way--in his ordinary course; in his simplest acts (Pr 6:12-14). That he "saith," virtually, "that he" himself, &c. [Septuagint]. But Vulgate, "He thinks that every one (else whom he meets) is a fool."Read the comment

Topics related to Ecclesiastes 10:3

• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Direct
• Idleness
• Prince
• Synagogue, the Great

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