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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:22

For truly, many times, thy heart knoweth, - that, even thou thyself, hast reviled others.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Speaking;   Wisdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Blasphemy-Profanity;   Cursing;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Slave, Slavery;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ecclesiastes, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abbasi, Jacob ben Moses Ibn;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for August 31;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
for in your heart you know that many times you yourself have cursed others.
Hebrew Names Version
for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.
King James Version
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
English Standard Version
Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others.
New American Standard Bible
for you know that even you have cursed others many times as well.
New Century Version
You know that many times you have insulted others.
Amplified Bible
for you also know that you too have cursed others many times.
World English Bible
for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For often times also thine heart knoweth that thou likewise hast cursed others.
Legacy Standard Bible
For your heart also knows that you likewise have many times cursed others.
Berean Standard Bible
For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
Contemporary English Version
Haven't you cursed many others?
Complete Jewish Bible
because often, as you yourself know, you have spoken badly of others.
Darby Translation
For also thine own heart knoweth that oftentimes thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
Easy-to-Read Version
And you know that many times you too have said bad things about other people.
George Lamsa Translation
For your heart knows that you yourself have oftentimes cursed others.
Good News Translation
and you know yourself that you have insulted other people many times.
Lexham English Bible
For your heart knows that you also have cursed others many times.
Literal Translation
For also your own heart knows that you yourself have also cursed others many times.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for thine owne hert knoweth, that thou thy self also hast oft tymes spoke euell by other men.
American Standard Version
for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
Bible in Basic English
Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
King James Version (1611)
For often times also thine owne heart knoweth, that thou thy selfe likewise hast cursed others.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Also take no heed to all the words which ungodly men shall speak; lest thou hear thy servant cursing thee.
English Revised Version
for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for thi conscience woot, that also thou hast cursid ofte othere men.
Update Bible Version
for oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others.
Webster's Bible Translation
For often also thy own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
New English Translation
For you know in your own heart that you also have cursed others many times.
New King James Version
For many times, also, your own heart has known That even you have cursed others.
New Living Translation
For you know how often you yourself have cursed others.
New Life Bible
For you know in your heart that many times you have cursed others.
New Revised Standard
your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(7-23) For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others.
Revised Standard Version
your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.
Young's Literal Translation
For many times also hath thy heart known that thou thyself also hast reviled others.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For you also have realized that you likewise have many times cursed others.

Contextual Overview

11 Good is wisdom, with an inheritance, - and a profit, to such as see the sun. 12 For, a protection, is wisdom, and, a protection, is silver, - but, the advantage of knowledge, is, that, wisdom, giveth life to the possessors thereof. 13 Consider the work of God, - for who can straighten what he hath bent? 14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but, in the day of misfortune, consider, - Even the one equally with the other, hath God made, to the end man might find out - after him - nothing. 15 Everything, had I seen, in my days of vanity, - Here was a righteous man, perishing in his righteousness, and there was a lawless man, continuing long in his wickedness. 16 Do not become so very righteous, neither count thyself wise beyond measure, - wherefore shouldst thou destroy thyself? 17 Do not be so very lawless, neither become thou foolish, - wherefore shouldst thou die, before thy time? 18 It is well that thou shouldst lay fast hold of this, but, even from the other, do not withdraw thy hand, - for, he that revereth God, shall come forth out of them all. 19 Wisdom, bringeth more strength to a wise man, than ten heroes, that are in the city. 20 For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

also: 1 Kings 2:44, Matthew 15:19, Matthew 18:32-35, John 8:7-9, James 3:9

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 3:13 - which he knoweth 1 Samuel 24:9 - General Ecclesiastes 10:20 - thought John 8:9 - being Romans 2:15 - accusing

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
So then Yahweh God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life - and man became a living soul.
Genesis 6:17
And, I, behold me! bringing in the flood - even waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the spirit of life, from under the heavens, - everything that is in the earth, shall cease to breathe:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth,.... Or "thy conscience", as the Vulgate Latin version, which is as a thousand witnesses; which, if a man attends to, he will be convinced of his own faults, failings, and infirmities, he is frequently in the commission of. Particularly,

that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others; either in heart, or with the tongue; thought ill of them, wished ill to them; spoke contemptibly of them, reviled and reproached them; called them by bad names, and abused them; and said some very hard and severe words concerning them, in a passionate fit, being provoked; and afterwards repented of it, being better informed of the state of the case, or being convinced of the evil of passion and rash speaking; and therefore such should consider the like passions and infirmities of others, and pass over them, and forgive them: so Alshech,

"if thou hast cursed others, and dost desire men should forgive thee, so do thou also forgive;''

see Matthew 6:14. The word "oftentimes", in the first clause, is to be connected, not with the word "knoweth", as if a man often knew this, but with the word "cursed"; suggesting, that a man may be often guilty of this himself, and therefore should be more sparing of his censures of others; see Matthew 7:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Curse ... cursed - Rather, speak evil of ... spoken evil of.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 22. Thou thyself - hast cursed others. — קללת kalalta, thou hast spoken evil; hast vilified others. O, who is free from evil speaking, from uncharitable speaking; from detailing their neighbour's faults, from whispering, talebearing, and backbiting? Do not wonder if God, in his justice, permit thee to be calumniated, seeing thou hast so frequently calumniated others. See my discourse on Psalms 15:1-5.


 
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