Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.`

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Even when he who is a fool walks along the road, his heart and understanding fail him, and he says of everyone and to everyone that he is a fool.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Even when he who is a fool walks along the road, his heart and understanding fail him, and he says of everyone and to everyone that he is a fool.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

Even when fools walk along the road, they show that they are stupid. Everyone can see that they are not wise.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Fools show how foolish they are, just walking down the road. Their minds are empty, and everyone knows it.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

Even when a fool goes walking, he has no sense and shows everyone else that he's a fool.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Even when the simpleminded fool walks along the road, his heart lacks wisdom, and he says to all that he is a simpleminded fool.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When the fool walks through the street, in his lack of understanding he calls everything foolish.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

A foolish person doesn't have any sense at all. He shows everyone he is foolish. He does it even when he is walking along the road.

English NIV

Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

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

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Even when fools walk on the road, they lack sense, and show to everyone that they are fools.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to every one that he is a fool.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

You can identify a fool just by the way he walks down the street!

English Tyndale 1537

A doting fool thinketh, that every man doth as foolishly as himself.

Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Compare Translations