Ecclesiastes 7:21
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
In context
19 Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
20 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
21 Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
22 For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
23 All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
- KJV King James Version
- Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
- WEB World English Bible
- Also don’t take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;
- ASV American Standard Version
- Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Also give not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: