 | Christian life - 1869 - 346 pages
...! Uttered speech cannot be recalled. Words are winged, and fly we know not whither, nor how fast. " Curse not the king, no not in thy thought ; and curse...thy bedchamber : for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter."* Therefore it becomes us to guard our... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 530 pages
...sin. — Prov. xxiv. 9. If thou hast thought evil, lay thine band upon thy mouth. — Prov. xxx. 32. Curse not the king, no not in thy thought ; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber ; for the bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. — Eccles.... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 522 pages
...sin. ' — Prov. xxiv. 9. If thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. — Prov. xxx. 32. Curse not the king, no not in thy thought ; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber ; for the bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. — Eccles.... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 578 pages
...It is more than probable, that to this singular custbm^ Solomon alludes in the following passage : " Curse not the king, no not in thy thought ; and curse...thy bed-chamber ; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and they which have wings, shall tell the matter/"" The remote antiquity of the age in which... | |
 | John Milton - Theology, Doctrinal - 1825 - 472 pages
...their tongues like a serpent.' Prov. x. 1 8. ' he that uttereth a slander is a fool.' Eccles. x. 20. ' curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse...thy bed-chamber ; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice.' Jer. ix. 3, &c. ' they bend their tongues like their bow for lies.' Matt. xii. 34. ' how... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 1068 pages
...through. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20 n. 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me,...loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve m the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. (K) CHAP. XI, ST thy bread upon the waters... | |
 | John Milton - Dogma - 1825 - 794 pages
...sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Prov. x. 18. he that uttereth a slander is a fool. Eccles. x. 20. curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse...thy bed-chamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice. Jer. ix. 3, &c. they bend their tongues like their bow for lies. Matt, xii. 34. how can... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1825 - 572 pages
...enter into your hearts, reject it with abhorrence.' " Curse not the king, no, not in thy thoughts; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber : for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter'." A feverish, misguided zeal for religion,... | |
 | Edward Reynolds (bp. of Norwich.) - 1826 - 944 pages
...expression we find, //os. ii. 21, 22. Ver 20. Curse not the King, no not in thy thought : and cane not the rich in thy bed-chamber : for a bird of the air shall carry the voice; and that which hath wings, shall tell the matter. ~\ Because by occasion of such sins of... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1826 - 632 pages
...to this purpose it was that Solomon gave counsel : " Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought, nor the rich in thy bedchamber ; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that that hath wings, shall tell the matter :"t murder and treason have by such strange... | |
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Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. 
