The Bible
The Bible
Topics
Bible Study
Pastors
References
Bible Stories
Join
PLUS
Login
Bible
Bible Versions
NLT
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 10
Ecclesiastes 10:10
Ecclesiastes 10
Chapter
Book
Close
Loading
CURRENTLY READING
CURRENTLY READING
NLT
Change Translation
Close
Loading...
Recent Translations
Audio Available
Study Bible
CURRENT TRANSLATION
All Translations
Audio Available
Study Bible
CURRENT TRANSLATION
Ecclesiastes 10:10
Share
Close
Share
Tweet
Save
Settings
Close
Red Letter
Cross References
Strongs Numbers
Footnotes
Verse Numbers
10
Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.
Read Chapter
Compare
PREVIOUS
Ecclesiastes 10:9
NEXT
Ecclesiastes 10:11
Ecclesiastes 10:10 In-Context
8
When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake.
9
When you work in a quarry, stones might fall and crush you. When you chop wood, there is danger with each stroke of your ax.
10
Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.
11
If a snake bites before you charm it, what’s the use of being a snake charmer?
12
Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by
Tyndale House Foundation
. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.