Ecclesiastes 10:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.

New Living Translation
You can identify fools just by the way they walk down the street!

English Standard Version
Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

Berean Study Bible
Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

New American Standard Bible
Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

NASB 1995
Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

NASB 1977
Even when the fool walks along the road his sense is lacking, and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

Amplified Bible
Even when a fool walks along the road, his [common] sense and good judgment fail him and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

Christian Standard Bible
Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense, and he shows everyone he is a fool.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense, and he shows everyone he is a fool.

Contemporary English Version
Fools show their stupidity by the way they live; it's easy to see they have no sense.

Good News Translation
Their stupidity will be evident even to strangers they meet along the way; they let everyone know that they are fools.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even when a fool goes walking, he has no sense and shows everyone else that he's a fool.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, the way a fool lives shows he has no sense; he proclaims to everyone that he's a fool.

NET Bible
Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

New King James Version
Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he says to every one that he is a fool.

New Heart English Bible
Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

World English Bible
Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

American King James Version
Yes also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he said to every one that he is a fool.

American Standard Version
Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

A Faithful Version
Yea also, when a fool walks along the way his wisdom fails; and he says to all that he is a fool.

Darby Bible Translation
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

English Revised Version
Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Webster's Bible Translation
Also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And also, when he that is a fool "" Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, "" And he has said to everyone, “He [is] a fool.”

Young's Literal Translation
And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He is a fool.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And also as the foolish one went in the way, his heart was wanting, and he said to all, It is folly.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas be himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Moreover, as a foolish man is walking along the way, even though he himself is unwise, he considers everyone to be foolish.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And also a fool whenever he goes on the road, lacks his heart, and all that he thinks is foolishness

Lamsa Bible
Yea also, when the fool walks by the way, he lacks wisdom, and whatever he reasons is folly.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yea also, when a fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
















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