Ecclesiastes 7:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 7:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
גַּ֤ם
gam
H1571
also
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדְּבָרִים֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּתֵּ֖ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִבֶּ֑ךָ
lêb
H3820
heart
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשְׁמַ֥ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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עַבְדְּךָ֖
ʻebed
H5650
servant
מְקַלְלֶֽךָ
qâlal
H7043
to be light
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World English Bible Public Domain
Also don't take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;
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King James Version Public Domain
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Also, to all of the words that they say, do not give your heart, so that you will not hear your servant belittling you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).