Ecclesiastes 10:3
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
גָּעַל
gâʻal
to detest; by implication, to reject
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
Key Terms in This Verse
הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
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