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Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

KJV

Si spiritus potestatem habentis ascenderit super te, locum tuum ne demiseris, quia curatio faciet cessare peccata maxima.

Vulgate

ἐὰν πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐξουσιάζοντος ἀναβῇ ἐπὶ σέ, τόπον σου μὴ ἀφῇς, ὅτι ἴαμα καταπαύσει ἁμαρτίας μεγάλας.

LXX

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

ASV

אִם ר֤וּחַ הַ/מּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔י/ךָ מְקוֹמְ/ךָ֖ אַל תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
הוּ
hv
verb · 73×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
חֵֽטְא
cht'
noun · 35×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַרְפֵּֽא
mrp'
noun · 15×
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל
mvshl
verb · 82×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
  • 1Sam 25:24 — And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
  • Eccl 8:3 — Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
  • Eccl 8:3 — Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
  • Esth 4:8 — Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the k
  • Gen 16:8 — And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
  • Gen 32:4 — And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
  • Prov 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 16:14 — The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
  • Prov 20:2 — The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
  • Prov 25:15 — By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
  • Prov 25:15 — By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
  • Rom 13:3 — For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
  • Titus 3:1 — Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
  • Zech 6:8 — Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.