Ecclesiastes 10:6
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נְבָלָה
nᵉbâlâh
foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
גְּדוּלָה
gᵉdûwlâh
greatness; (concretely) mighty acts
עָשִׁיר
ʻâshîyr
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
שָׁפָל
shâphâl
depressed, literally or figuratively
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Key Terms in This Verse
נְבָלָה nᵉbâlâh
foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment
Study H5039 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →מָקוֹם mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Study H4725 →Cross References
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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