Ecclesiastes 7:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

Better

That

Hebrews 9:27

Living

Deuteronomy 32:46

Isaiah 47:7

Haggai 1:5

General references

Jeremiah 16:8

Bible References

Better

Be gathered together, and hear ye sons of Jacob, and hear to Israel your father.

And Joseph's brethren will see that their father died, and they will say to him, Joseph will lie in wait for us, and turning back, will turn back to us all the evil which we did to him.

And his sons went and made a drinking in the house, a man his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

Wo to those rising early in the morning, they will follow strong drink; remaining in the evening, wine will inflame them.

And the Lord Jehovah of armies in that day will call to weeping and to wailing, and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:

Extending to the evil day, and ye will bring near the seat of violence;

Happy they suffering: for they shall be comforted.

The festivities of Herod's birthday being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries:

That

Who divided out the dust of Jacob and who numbered the fourth of Israel? My soul shall die the death of the just, and my latter state shall be as his.

Would they were wise! will they look at this? Will they discern to their latter part?

Therefore what fruit had ye then of what ye are now ashamed? for the end of these, death.

Whose end destruction, whose God the belly, and their glory in shame, having in mind earthly things.)

And inasmuch as it is reserved to men once to die, and after this the judgment:

Living

And he will say to them, Set your hearts to all the words which I call upon you to witness this day, which ye shall command your sons to watch and to do, all the words of this law.

And thou wilt say, I shall be mistress forever: till thou didst not set these upon thy heart, thou didst not remember its last part

And now, thus said Jehovah of armies: Set your hearts upon your ways

General references

And to the house of drinking thou shalt not go in to sit with them to eat and to drink.