Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 10:10
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Berean Standard Bible
If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
American Standard Version
If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Ecclesiastes 10
8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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