Ecclesiastes 10:20

The Scriptures 1998

Do not curse the sovereign, even in your thought; do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; for a bird of the heavens conveys the voice, and a bird in flight makes the matter known.

Cross References

Acts 23:5

And Sha’ul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it has been written, ‘You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.’ ”

Exodus 22:28

“Do not revile Elohim, nor curse a ruler of your people.

2 Kings 6:12

And one of his servants said, “None, my master, O sovereign, for Elisha, the prophet who is in Yisra’ĕ

Luke 19:40

But He answering, said to them, “I say to you that if these shall be silent, the stones would cry out.”

Luke 10:40

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, “Master, are You not concerned that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her then, to help me.”

Isaiah 8:21

And they shall pass through it hard pressed and hungry. And it shall be, when they are hungry, that they shall be wroth and curse their sovereign and their Elohim, looking upward.

Exodus 8:3

“And the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and shall come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls,

Exodus 22:27

“For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What does he sleep in? And it shall be that when he cries to Me, I shall hear, for I show favour.

Esther 2:22

And the matter became known to Mordeḵ