Ecclesiastes 10:20 - Easy To Read Version

²⁰ Don’t say bad things about the king. Don’t even think bad things about him. And don’t say bad things about rich people, even if you are alone in your home. Why? Because a little bird might fly and tell them everything you said.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Curse not the king, no, not even in your thoughts, and curse not the rich in your bedchamber, for a bird of the air will carry the voice, and a winged creature will tell the matter. [Exod. 22:28.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Don’t curse a king even in private; don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird could carry your voice; some winged creature could report what you said!

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ You should not slander the king, even in your thoughts, and you should not speak evil of a wealthy man, even in your private chamber. For even the birds of the air will carry your voice, and whatever has wings will announce your opinion.

Ecclesiastes 10:20 Referencias Cruzadas

Acts 23:5

Paul said, “Brothers, I did not know this man was the high priest. It is written in the Scriptures, {\cf2\super [452]} ‘You must not say bad things about a leader of your people.’ {\cf2\super [453]} ”

Exodus 22:28

“You must not curse [144] God or the leaders of your people.

2 Kings 6:12

One of the officers of the king of Aram said, “My lord and king, not one of us is a spy! Elisha, the prophet from Israel, can tell the king of Israel {many secret things— even} the words that you speak in your bedroom!”

Luke 19:40

But Jesus answered, “I tell you, these things must be said. If my followers don’t say these things, then these rocks will say them.”

Luke 10:40

But her sister Martha was busy doing all the work that had to be done. Martha went in and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

Isaiah 8:21

\{If you follow those wrong commands,\} then there will be troubles and hunger in the land. People will become hungry. Then they will become angry and say things against their king and his gods. {\cf2\super [106]} Then they will look up \{to God for help\}.

Exodus 8:3

The Nile River will be filled with frogs. They will come from the river and enter your houses. They will be in your bedrooms, and in your beds. The frogs will be in the houses of your officials and in your ovens and in your jars of water.

Exodus 22:27

If that person doesn’t have his coat, then he will have nothing to cover his body. He will get cold in his sleep. And if he cries to me, I will hear him. I will listen, because I am kind.

Esther 2:22

But Mordecai learned about those plans and told Queen Esther. Then Queen Esther told the king. She also told the king that Mordecai was the one that had learned about that evil plan.