Ecclesiastes 10:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 10:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 10:10 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 10:10 — KJV
“If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.”
— Ecclesiastes 10:10 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10:10 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 10:10
“Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.”
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“If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:10: whet, then, put
“Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.”
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“And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:10: whet, must, put
“Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. less...: Heb. little or great”
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