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CHAPTER 10
This chapter contains a series of proverbs, expressing the wisdom and
prudence of the natural man. Here are a number of observations and all
show that there is a practical value in wisdom a...
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ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN
PROVERBS.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Eccle
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FOOLISHNESS. Hebrew. _sakal,_ as in verses: Ecclesiastes 10:3;
Ecclesiastes 10:6; Ecclesiastes 10:14.
MADNESS. See note on...
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_The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness_ The words
point, with a profound insight into human nature, to the progress from
bad to worse in one who has the gift of speech without discret...
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E. THOSE WHO WORK CONTRARY TO WISDOM ARE REPREHENSIBLE. Ecclesiastes
10:12-20
1. Talkers and workers Ecclesiastes 10:12-15
TEXT 10:12-15
12
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while t...
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10:13 talk (h-16) Lit. 'mouth.'...
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PRACTICAL ADVICE TOUCHING LIFE'S PUZZLES
1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend
upon courts, but also in ordinary operations....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 10
THE WAY THAT A FOOLISH PERSON BEHAVES – ECCLESIASTES 10:1-3
V1 Dead flies can ge...
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תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי ־פִ֖יהוּ
סִכְל֑וּת וְ אַחֲרִ֣ית...
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COMBINED WITH A STEADFAST FAITH IN THE LIFE TO COME.
Ecclesiastes 10:9 - Ecclesiastes 12:7
But, soft; is not our man of men becoming a mere man of pleasure? No;
for he recognises the claims of duty a...
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FOURTH SECTION
The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor
In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards;
But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
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How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first
manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a
series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverbs...
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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge,
a serpent shall bite him. (9) Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt
therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereb...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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THE BEGINNING OF THE WORDS OF HIS MOUTH [IS] FOOLISHNESS,.... As soon
as ever he opens his mouth, he betrays his folly; the first word he
speaks is a foolish one; or it is from the abundant folly in h...
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_The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end
of his talk [is] mischievous madness._
Ver. 13. _The beginning o f his words are folly._] He is an
inconsiderate idiot, utters i...
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_The words of a wise man are gracious_ Hebrew, חן, grace: as they
are profitable, so they are acceptable to others, procuring him favour
with those that hear him. _But the lips of a fool will swallow...
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, as soon as he
opens his mouth, it is with silly twaddle; AND THE END OF HIS TALK IS
MISCHIEVOUS MADNESS, it works injury not only to himself, bu...
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IN THE MIDST OF FOOLISH TALKING AND SLOTHFULNESS...
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HIS TALK:
_ Heb._ his mouth...
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"THE BEGINNING OF HIS TALKING IS FOLLY, AND THE END OF IT IS WICKED
MADNESS."
Seen any wicked madness lately? What started with selfish, ignorant,
foolish, arrogant and boastful language often ends in...
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11-15 There is a practice in the East, of charming serpents by music.
The babbler's tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison; and
contradiction only makes it the more violent. We must find the...
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All his talk from the beginning to the end is foolish and mischievous,
and the more he talks, the more doth his folly appear; he proceeds
from evil to worse, and adds wilfulness to his weakness, and n...
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Ecclesiastes 10:13 words H1697 mouth H6310 begin H8462 foolishness
H5531 end H319 talk H6310 raving H7451 madness...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF WISE WORDS (ECCLESIASTES 10:12). .
10.l2-13 ‘The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips
of a fool swallow him up. The beginning of the words of his mouth is
foolishn...
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Ecclesiastes 10:10
I. In chap. xi. Koheleth urges upon us the necessity of diligence. He
has come to the conclusion that it is not worth while to have a nicely
calculated scheme of life, because at ev...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-12
I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first
conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs recommending wisdom as of great use for the right
ordering of our lives.
CHARACTERS: Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for
if one is lack...
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Ecclesiastes 10:1. _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite
perfumes, _to send forth a stinking savour;_ a satirical proverb,
applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A general,...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 10:11. A BABBLER IS NO BETTER.] _Lit_., “The master of
the tongue.” One who is of ready utterance, capable of producing
great effects by the power of speech, yet lacking...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Section 11. _A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, _and is sure to
make itself conspicuous.
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to sen...
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Chapter 10:
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
stinking odor: so does a little folly to him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honor (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
There are cert...
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1 Samuel 20:26; 1 Samuel 22:16; 1 Samuel 22:7; 1 Samuel 22:8;...