Ecclesiastes 10:20

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

In thy thought backbite thou not the king, and in the private of thy bed, curse thou not a rich man; for the birds of heaven shall bear thy voice, and he that hath pens or wings, shall tell the sentence.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:12

And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord the king, but Elisha, the prophet, that is in Israel, showeth to the king of Israel all things, whatever things thou speakest in thy bed-closet.

Esther 2:22

Which thing was not hid from Mordecai, and anon Mordecai told this to the queen Esther, and she told it to the king, in the name of Mordecai, that had told that thing to her.

Exodus 22:27

for that alone is the clothing of his flesh, with which he is covered, neither he hath another, in which he shall sleep; if he crieth to me, I shall hear him; for I am merciful.

Exodus 22:28

Thou shalt not backbite [the] gods, that is, priests, or judges, and thou shalt not curse the prince of thy people.

Exodus 8:3

and the flood shall boil out paddocks [or frogs], that shall go up, and enter into thine house, and into the closet of thy bed, and on thy bed, and into the houses of thy servants, and into thy people, and into thine ovens, and into the remnants of thy meats;

Isaiah 8:21

And it shall pass by that, and it shall fall down, and it shall hunger. And when it shall hunger, it shall be wroth, and shall curse his king and his God, and it shall behold upward.

Luke 10:40

But Martha busied about the oft [or much] service. And she stood, and said, Lord, takest thou no keep, that my sister hath left me alone to serve? therefore say thou to her, that she help me.

Luke 19:40

And he said to them, I say to you, for if these be still, stones shall cry.

Acts 23:5

And Paul said, Brethren, I knew not, that he is [the] prince of priests; for it is written, Thou shalt not curse the prince of thy people.