Ecclesiastes 10:20
New International Reader’s Version (1998)Other versions
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20Don’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.
Copyright 1998 International Bible Society
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king,
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,
and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,
for a bird of the sky may carry the message,
and a winged creature may report the matter.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts.
And don’t make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom.
For a little bird might deliver your message
and tell them what you said.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,
and do not curse the rich even in your own bedroom,
for a bird of the sky may carry your voice;
a winged messenger may repeat your words.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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