Cross references
Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is appointed to great heights,
but the rich sit in lowly positions.
Ecclesiastes 10:6 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 28:12 (7 votes) and Proverbs 29:2 (6 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Judges 9 to 2 Peter 2.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 10:6 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 28:127 votes
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Proverbs 29:26 votes
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
- Esther 3:15 votes
After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
- Psalm 12:85 votes
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
- 1 Kings 12:13–143 votes
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
- Proverbs 28:283 votes
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
- Judges 9:14–202 votes
Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’ But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’ …
- James 2:3–51 vote
If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? …
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 10:6?
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