Ecclesiastes 10:20

“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Ecclesiastes 10:20

� Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Ecclesiastes chapter 10

Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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.
- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.
- Douay Rheims Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don't curse the rich in your bedroom: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.
- World English Bible

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.
- Youngs Literal Bible

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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

John's comment on 2014-01-07 16:20:49:

"bird of the air" can also mean a familiar spirit. I know of a Satanist/wizard which used to send his familiar spirit (aka 'djinn/genie' which is just a fancy word for companion demon) to gather information. Praise be to God that Jesus Christ put an end to the Satanist/wizard's evil and he repented and became a Christian.

Ephesians 2:2 states that Satan is the "...prince of the power of the air...", that would make his demon minions to be of the air too...they are spirits after all.

summers's comment on 2011-07-10 15:16:30:

...."and that which has wings shall tell the matter".
I believe it is happening now.
Satellites in silence are telling all, everyone all over the earth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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