Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- fool
- Proverbs 6:10, 11; Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 24:33, 34
- eateth
- That is, with envy, (see ver. 4,) though too idle to follow his neighbour's example.
- Job 13:14; Proverbs 11:17; Isaiah 9:20