Ecclesiastes 10:20
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. ”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
נָגַד
it will tell
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נָגַד
To tell, to declare, to make known. Nagad. The heavens declare the glory of God. Everything in creation is telling the story of its Creator.
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כָּנָף
of wings
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כָּנָף
Wing, extremity. Kanaph. Under His wings you will find refuge. Like a mother bird covers her chicks God covers His people with His own life.
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מֶלֶךְ
a king
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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קָלַל
you curse
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קָלַל
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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עוֹף
the bird of
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עוֹף
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
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מִשְׁכָּב
lying down/ your
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מִשְׁכָּב
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
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הָלַךְ
it will carry
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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עָשִׁיר
a rich person
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עָשִׁיר
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
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