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English Bible Translations

Ecclesiastes 10:20 / KJV
20. Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 / ASV
20. Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 / BasicEnglish
20. Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 / Darby
20. Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 / Webster
20. Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 / Young
20. Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

German Bible Translations

Prediger 10:20 / Luther
20. Fluche dem König nicht in deinem Herzen und fluche dem Reichen nicht in deiner Schlafkammer; denn die Vögel des Himmels führen die Stimme fort, und die Fittiche haben, sagen's weiter.
Prediger 10:20 / Schlachter
20. Fluche dem König nicht einmal in deinen Gedanken, und verwünsche den Reichen auch in deiner Schlafkammer nicht; denn die Vögel des Himmels tragen den Laut davon, und ein geflügelter Bote verkündigt das Wort.

French Bible Translations

Ecclésiaste 10:20 / Segond21
20. Ne maudis pas le roi, même en pensée, et ne maudis pas le riche dans la chambre où tu couches, car l'oiseau pourrait en emporter le son, l'animal ailé pourrait répéter tes paroles.
Ecclésiaste 10:20 / NEG1979
20. Ne maudis pas le roi, même dans ta pensée, et ne maudis pas le riche dans la chambre où tu couches; car l’oiseau du ciel emporterait ta voix, l’animal ailé publierait tes paroles.
Ecclésiaste 10:20 / Segond
20. Ne maudis pas le roi, même dans ta pensée, et ne maudis pas le riche dans la chambre où tu couches; car l'oiseau du ciel emporterait ta voix, l'animal ailé publierait tes paroles.
Ecclésiaste 10:20 / Darby_Fr
20. Ne maudis pas le roi, même dans ta pensée, et ne maudis pas le riche dans la chambre où tu couches, car l'oiseau des cieux en emporterait la voix, et ce qui a des ailes en divulguerait les paroles.
Ecclésiaste 10:20 / Martin
20. Ne dis point mal du Roi, non pas même dans ta pensée; ne dis point aussi mal du riche dans la chambre où tu couches; car les oiseaux des cieux en porteraient la voix, et ce qui vole en porterait les nouvelles.
Ecclésiaste 10:20 / Ostervald
20. Ne dis point de mal du roi, pas même dans ta pensée; et ne dis point de mal du riche dans la chambre où tu couches; car l'oiseau des cieux emporterait ta voix, et ce qui a des ailes révélerait tes paroles.

Versions with Strong Codes

Ecclesiastes 10 / KJV_Strong
20. Curse[H7043] not[H408] the king,[H4428] no[H1571] not in thy thought;[H4093] and curse[H7043] not[H408] the rich[H6223] in thy bedchamber:[H2315] [H4904] for[H3588] a bird[H5775] of the air[H8064] shall carry[H1980] [H853] the voice,[H6963] and that which hath[H1167] wings[H3671] shall tell[H5046] the matter.[H1697]

Strong Code definitions

H7043 qalal kaw-lal' a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.):--abate, make bright, bring into contempt,(ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), X slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.

H408 'al al a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:--nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.see H3808

H4428 melek meh'-lek from H4427; a king:--king, royal. see H4427

H1571 gam gam properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and:--again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and , but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.

H4093 madda` mad-daw' or maddai {mad-dah'}; from H3045; intelligence or consciousness:--knowledge, science, thought.see H3045

H7043 qalal kaw-lal' a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.):--abate, make bright, bring into contempt,(ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), X slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.

H408 'al al a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:--nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.see H3808

H6223 `ashiyr aw-sheer' from H6238; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble):--rich (man).see H6238

H2315 cheder kheh'-der from H2314; an apartment (usually literal):--((bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, X within.see H2314

H4904 mishkab mish-kawb' from H7901; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep;by euphemism, carnal intercourse:--bed((-chamber)), couch, lieth (lying) with.see H7901

H3588 kiy kee a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedentor consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

H5775 `owph ofe from H5774; a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively:--bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.see H5774

H8064 shamayim shaw-mah'-yim dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as wellas to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):--air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).

H1980 halak haw-lak' akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--(all) along,apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad,on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.see H3212

H853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English). see H226

H6963 qowl kole or qol {kole}; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound:--+ aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.

H1167 ba`al bah'-al from H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense):--+ archer, + babbler, + bird, captain, chiefman, + confederate, + have to do, + dreamer, those to whom it is due, + furious, those that are given to it, great, + hairy,he that hath it, have, + horseman, husband, lord, man, + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.see H1166

H3671 kanaph kaw-nawf' from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:--+ bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).see H3670

H5046 nagad naw-gad' a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain,praise:--bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.

H1697 dabar daw-baw' from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:--act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, +eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt,+ iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness),somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.see H1696

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