Ecclesiastes 10:13

New International Version

At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:41

Soon all the men of Israel were coming to the king and saying to him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, steal the king away and bring him and his household across the Jordan, together with all his men?”

2 Kings 6:27

The king replied, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”

2 Kings 6:31

He said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!”

Proverbs 13:16

All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

Luke 11:38

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

Luke 6:11

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 6:2

Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

John 12:10

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

Judges 14:15

On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to steal our property?”