Ecclesiastes 10:5

New International Version

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind:

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.

Proverbs 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!