Ecclesiastes 4:5 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

⁵ The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ The fool folds his hands together and eats his own flesh [destroying himself by indolence].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Common English Bible

⁵ Fools fold their hands and eat their own flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ The foolish man folds his hands together, and he consumes his own flesh, saying:

Ecclesiastes 4:5 Cross References

Job 13:14

Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?

Proverbs 11:17

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 6:9

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

Isaiah 9:20

One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm: