Ecclesiastes 10:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 10:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 10:18 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 — KJV
“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”
— Ecclesiastes 10:18 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10:18 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 10:18
“And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. through out...: or, with all the parts thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:18: building, through, house
“Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:18: much, through, hands
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:18: building, hands, house
“And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. the steward...: Heb. him that was over his house”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:18: much, house
“So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:18: through, house
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