Ecclesiastes 10

Verse Summary

NIV2011 verse same as 1984 7 35%
NIV2011 verse same as tNIV 12 60%
NIV2011 rejected tNIV, reverted to NIV1984 %
NIV2011 verse verse is new 1 5%

Word Summary

NIV2011 words same as 1984 258 84.45%
NIV2011 changed words 48 15.55%
NIV2011 removed words 53
NIV2011 added words 42

Changes

Result NIV1984 tNIV(2005) NIV2011
10:3 tNIVEven as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is.Even as he walks fools walk along the road, the fool lacks they lack sense and shows show everyone how stupid he is they are.Even as he walks fools walk along the road, the fool lacks they lack sense and shows show everyone how stupid he is they are.
10:4 tNIVIf a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors to rest.If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors offenses to rest.If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors offenses to rest.
10:10 tNIVIf the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.
10:11 tNIVIf a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.If a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer receives no fee.If a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer receives no fee.
10:12 tNIVWords from a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.Words from a the mouth of the wise man’s mouth are gracious, but a fool is fools are consumed by his their own lips.Words from a the mouth of the wise man’s mouth are gracious, but a fool is fools are consumed by his their own lips.
10:13 tNIVAt the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—At the beginning his their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—At the beginning his their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
10:14 NIV2011and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell him what will happen after him?and the fool multiplies fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell him them what will happen after him them?and the fool multiplies fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell him someone else what will happen after him them?
10:15 tNIVA fool’s work wearies him; he does not know the way to town. A fool’s work The toil of fools wearies him them; he does they do not know the way to town. A fool’s work The toil of fools wearies him them; he does they do not know the way to town.
10:16 tNIVWoe to you, O land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.Woe to you, O the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.Woe to you, O the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.
10:17 tNIVBlessed are you, O land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.Blessed are you, O is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.Blessed are you, O is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
10:18 tNIVIf a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks. If a man is lazy Through laziness, the rafters sag; if his because of idle hands are idle, the house leaks. If a man is lazy Through laziness, the rafters sag; if his because of idle hands are idle, the house leaks.
10:19 tNIVA feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but and money is the answer for everything.A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but and money is the answer for everything.
10:20 tNIVDo not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of in the air sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of in the air sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.