What does Ecclesiastes 10:18 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through."
Verse 18. _BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS_] This is remarkably the case in some countries. Houses are not repaired till they almost fall about the ears of the inhabitants. We have an adage that applies to all s...
Foolish rulers, by their weakness, self-indulgence and sloth, bring decay upon the state: nobleness and temperance insure prosperity: yet the subject must not rebel in word or thought against his king...
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...
ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN PROVERBS. Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Ecclesiastes 10:3 forms a series of proverbs perhaps due to the sage who worked over the original bo...
BUILDING DECAYETH. the roof falleth in. DROPPETH THROUGH. leaketh....
_By much slothfulness the building decayeth_ The maxim, though generalised in form, and applicable to every form of the evil which it condemns, may fairly be contemplated, in relation to its context,...
BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS, &C.— _Through slothfulness the building will decay, and through idleness of hands the house will drop;_ Ecclesiastes 10:19 _while they make feasts to divert themselves, and spend...
3. Warnings Ecclesiastes 10:18-20 TEXT 10:18-20 18 Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks. 19 Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and mo...
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS - Hebrew, dual: By double slothfulness: or, sloth with both hands....
10:18 fulness (k-4) Lit. 'By double slothfulness.' it is the dual. framework (l-6) Or 'the building.'...
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....
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 get...
DROPPETH — _i.e.,_ lets the rain drop through....
בַּ עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַ מְּקָרֶ֑ה וּ בְ שִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַ בָּֽיִת׃...
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...
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...
CHAPTER X. _ Through. If we neglect our own, or other's soul, (Haydock) in the administration of Church, (St. Jerome) or state, all will go to ruin._...
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. (19) A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. (20)...
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...
BY MUCH SLOTHFULNESS THE BUILDING DECAYETH,.... Or, "by slothfulnesses" g, The word is in the dual number, and so may signify the slothfulness of the hands, as Aben Ezra, of both hands, and of both fe...
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Ver. 18. _By much slothfulness the building decayeth._] So doth the commonwealth not sheltere...
_By much slothfulness, &c., the house droppeth through_ That house which is neglected by its owner, and not repaired, must needs come to ruin. Whereby he intimates that the sloth and carelessness of p...
IN THE MIDST OF FOOLISH TALKING AND SLOTHFULNESS...
"THROUGH INDOLENCE THE RAFTERS SAG, AND THROUGH SLACKNESS THE HOUSE LEAKS." This seems to be. comment upon the previous verses. Solomon has just discussed slothful rulers. "Certainly "sloth" (18) whi...
16-20 The happiness of a land depends on the character of its rulers. The people cannot be happy when their princes are childish, and lovers of pleasure. Slothfulness is of ill consequence both to pr...
That house which is neglected by its owner, and not repaired, must needs come to ruin; whereby he intimates that the sloth and carelessness of princes in the management of public affairs, which is a u...
Ecclesiastes 10:18 laziness H6103 building H4746 decays H4355 (H8735) idleness H8220 hands H3027 house H1004 leaks H1811 (H8799) Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 21:25,...
THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO THE RIGHT PERSON (ECCLESIASTES 10:15). Ecclesiastes 10:15 ‘The effort of fools wearies every one of them, for he does not know how to go to the city.' ‘Them' is those...
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...
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...
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,...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 10:16. WHEN THY KING IS A CHILD.] Not in age, but in understanding—wanting in all the qualities of a vigorous manhood. And thy princes eat in the morning.] They employ i...
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 SE...
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...
2 Peter 1:5; Hebrews 6:11; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25; Proverbs 23:21; Proverbs 24:30; Proverbs 24:31...