Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 10:20"

Ecclesiastes 10:20

New International Reader's Version NIRV

20 Don't call down curses on the king. Don't even think about doing it. Don't call down curses on rich people. Don't even do it in your bedroom. A bird might fly away and carry your words. It might report what you said.

New International Version NIV

20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.