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Ecclesiastes 10:3

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone [that] he is a fool.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Yea, even by the way, as the foolish man walketh along, his sense faileth him—and he telleth everyone that, foolish, is he!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He [is] a fool.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas he himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Yea also when hee that is a foole walketh by the way, his wisedome faileth [him], and hee saith to euery one [that] he is a foole.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Yea also, when the fool walks by the way, he lacks wisdom, and whatever he reasons is folly.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Yea also, x1571
(1571) Complement
גַּם
gam
{gam}
By contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correlation both... and.
when he that is a fool 5530
{5530} Prime
סָכָל
cakal
{saw-kawl'}
From H5528; silly.
x7945
(7945) Complement
שֶׁל
shel
{shel}
For the relative H0834; used with prepositional prefix, and often followed by some pronoun affixed; on account of, what soever, which soever.
walketh 1980
{1980} Prime
הָלַךְ
halak
{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
by the way, 1870
{1870} Prime
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
{deh'-rek}
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of action, often adverbially.
his wisdom 3820
{3820} Prime
לֵב
leb
{labe}
A form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.
faileth 2638
{2638} Prime
חָסֵר
chacer
{khaw-sare'}
From H2637; lacking; hence without.
[him], and he saith 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
to every one x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
[that] he x1931
(1931) Complement
הוּא
huw'
{hoo}
The second form is the feminine beyond the Pentateuch; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are.
[is] a fool. 5530
{5530} Prime
סָכָל
cakal
{saw-kawl'}
From H5528; silly.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Ecclesiastes 10:3

_ _ by the way — in his ordinary course; in his simplest acts (Proverbs 6:12-14). That he “saith,” virtually, “that he” himself, etc. [Septuagint]. But Vulgate, “He thinks that every one (else whom he meets) is a fool.”

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:1-3.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Walketh — In his daily conversation. He saith — He discovers his folly to all that meet him.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he (b) saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.

(b) By his doings he betrays himself.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
wisdom:
Heb. heart

and he:

Ecclesiastes 5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice [is known] by multitude of words.
Proverbs 13:16 Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.
Proverbs 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
1 Peter 4:4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you]:
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Pv 13:16; 18:2, 6. Ec 5:3. 1P 4:4.

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