If the ruler's temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest. People SolomonPlaces JerusalemTopics Abandon, Allayeth, Allays, Amends, Anger, Calmness, Composure, Deference, Errors, Gentleness, Keeps, Lay, Lays, Leave, Offences, Offenses, Overlooked, Pacifieth, Position, Post, Quiet, Quieteth, Quietness, Rest, Rise, Rises, Riseth, Ruler, Ruler's, Sinners, Sins, Spirit, Temper, Wrath, YieldingOutline 1. observations of wisdom and folly7. death in life 9. and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on Jump to Previous Abandon Amends Deference Errors Gentleness Great Keeps Leave Offences Offenses Overlooked Pacifieth Position Post Quiet Quietness Rest Rise Rises Riseth Ruler Ruler's Sins Spirit Temper Wrath YieldingJump to Next Abandon Amends Deference Errors Gentleness Great Keeps Leave Offences Offenses Overlooked Pacifieth Position Post Quiet Quietness Rest Rise Rises Riseth Ruler Ruler's Sins Spirit Temper Wrath YieldingLibrary The Way to the City'The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.'--ECCLES. x. 15. On the surface this seems to be merely a piece of homely, practical sagacity, conjoined with one of the bitter things which Ecclesiastes is fond of saying about those whom he calls 'fools.' It seems to repeat, under another metaphor, the same idea which has been presented in a previous verse, where we read: 'If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Fences and Serpents "For they that are after the Flesh do Mind," Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to his Poor Servant, John Bunyan Ecclesiastes Parallel Verses NASB: If the ruler's temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.KJV: If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. Links Ecclesiastes 10:4 NIV • Ecclesiastes 10:4 NLT • Ecclesiastes 10:4 ESV • Ecclesiastes 10:4 NASB • Ecclesiastes 10:4 KJVResources Ecclesiastes 10:4 Bible AppsEcclesiastes 10:4 Parallel Ecclesiastes 10:4 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 10:4 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 10:4 French Bible Ecclesiastes 10:4 German Bible Ecclesiastes 10:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |