Ecclesiastes 10:6

New International Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 28:12

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

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Psalm 12:8

who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.

Esther 3:1

After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

Esther 3:5

When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.

Proverbs 19:10

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

Ecclesiastes 10:5

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