Ecclesiastes 10:20

Modern King James Version

Do not curse a king, no, not in your thought; and do not curse the rich in your bedroom; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:12

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king, but Elisha the prophet, who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.

Esther 2:22

And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told Esther the queen. And Esther told the king in Mordecai's name.

Exodus 22:27

For that is his covering only, it is his clothing for his skin. In what shall he sleep? And it will be, when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

Exodus 22:28

You shall not revile God, nor curse the ruler of your people.

Exodus 8:3

And the river shall bring forth frogs plentifully, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and upon your bed, and into the house of your servants, and upon your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.

Isaiah 8:21

And they shall pass through it, hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall be, they shall be hungry; They shall rave and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Luke 10:40

But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she came to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

Luke 19:40

And He answered and said to them, I tell you that if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.

Acts 23:5

Then Paul said, I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest; for it is written, "You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people."