Ecclesiastes 10:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Fools aren’t smart enough to find their way home, so they must work hard all their lives.

Cross References

Isaiah 57:1

All the good people are gone, and no one even noticed. The loyal followers were gathered up, but no one knows why. The reason they were gathered up is that trouble is coming.

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Fools show how foolish they are, just walking down the road. Their minds are empty, and everyone knows it.

Psalm 107:7

He led them straight to the city where they would live.

Psalm 107:4

Some of them wandered in the dry desert. They were looking for a place to live, but they could not find a city.

Habakkuk 2:6

But soon enough, all those people will laugh at him and tell stories about his defeat. They will laugh and say, ‘It’s too bad that the man who took so many things will not get to keep them! He made himself rich by collecting debts.’

Isaiah 55:2

Why waste your money on something that is not real food? Why should you work for something that does not really satisfy you? Listen closely to me and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the food that satisfies your soul.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

But wisdom will make any job easier. It is very hard to cut with a dull knife. But if you sharpen the knife, the job is easier.

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.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

It is very bad for a country if the king is like a child. And it is very bad for a country if its rulers use all their time eating.