Ecclesiastes 6:8

What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in My presence and be blameless.

Psalm 101:2

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

Psalm 116:9

I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.

Proverbs 19:1

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 2:14-16

The wise man has eyes in his head,
but the fool walks in darkness.


Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.

Ecclesiastes 5:11

When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?

Luke 1:6

Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Bible References

What hath the wise

Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man has eyes in his head,
but the fool walks in darkness.


Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.
Ecclesiastes 5:11
When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?

The poor

Genesis 17:1
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in My presence and be blameless.
Psalm 101:2
I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.
Psalm 116:9
I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
Proverbs 19:1
Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Luke 1:6
Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.
1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

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