Ecclesiastes 10:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Fools begin by saying something foolish. But in the end, they speak nonsense.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:9

If someone who is wise tries to settle a problem with a fool, the fool will argue and say stupid things, and they will never agree.

John 12:10

So the leading priests made plans to kill Lazarus too.

Luke 11:38

But the Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not wash his hands first before the meal.

Luke 6:11

The Pharisees and the teachers of the law got so mad they couldn’t think straight. They talked to each other about what they could do to Jesus.

Luke 6:2

Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing that? It is against the Law of Moses to do that on the Sabbath day.”

Matthew 2:16

Herod saw that the wise men had fooled him, and he was very angry. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and the whole area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time the baby was born. It was now two years from that time. So he said to kill all the boys who were two years old and younger.

2 Kings 6:31

The king said, “May God punish me if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat is still on his body at the end of this day!”

2 Kings 6:27

The king of Israel said, “If the Lord does not help you, how can I help you? I cannot give you grain from the threshing floor or wine from the winepress.”

2 Samuel 19:41

All the Israelites came to the king and said to him, “Why did our brothers, the people of Judah, steal you away? Why did they bring you and your family back across the Jordan River with your men?”

Judges 14:15

On the fourth day, the men came to Samson’s wife. They said, “Did you invite us here just to make us poor? You must trick your husband into telling us the answer to the riddle. If you don’t get the answer for us, we will burn you and everyone in your father’s house to death.”

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I studied and I tried very hard to find true wisdom. I tried to find a reason for everything. I did learn that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

Fools are always talking about what they will do, but you never know what will happen. People cannot tell what will happen in the future.

Proverbs 13:16

Wise people always think before they do anything, but fools show how stupid they are by what they do.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Be careful when you make promises to God. Be careful about what you say to him. Don’t let your feelings cause you to speak too soon. God is in heaven, and you are on the earth. So you need to say only a few things to him. This saying is true: