Ecclesiastes 4:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ The fool folds his hands, and eats his own flesh.

More versions

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:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Ecclesiastes 4:5 Cross References

Job 13:14

I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.

Proverbs 11:17

A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.

Proverbs 12:27

A slothful man will not catch his prey, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 6:9

How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Isaiah 9:20

They snatch on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours his neighbor's flesh,