Ecclesiastes 10:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.”

Ecclesiastes 10:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.”

Ecclesiastes 10:11 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.”

Ecclesiastes 10:11 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.”

Ecclesiastes 10:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage.”

Ecclesiastes 10:11 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If the serpent bite, when he is not charmed: no better is a babbler.”

Ecclesiastes 10:11 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:11 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

9 Celui qui remue des pierres en sera blessé, et celui qui fend du bois en éprouvera du danger.

10 S’il a émoussé le fer, et s’il n’en a pas aiguisé le tranchant, il devra redoubler de force; mais la sagesse a l’avantage du succès.

11 Si le serpent mord faute d’enchantement, il n’y a point d’avantage pour l’enchanteur.

12 Les paroles de la bouche du sage sont pleines de grâce; mais les lèvres de l’insensé causent sa perte.

13 Le commencement des paroles de sa bouche est folie, et la fin de son discours est une méchante folie.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:11 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 10:11 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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