Ecclesiastes 7:2

People Generally Do Not Know What Is Best For Them

¹ A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. ² 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. ³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Take It to Heart

Psalm 90:12

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Genesis 48:1-22

And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Genesis 49:2-33

Gather yourselves together, and hear, you sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

Genesis 50:15-17

And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly pay back to us all the evil which we did unto him.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

Deuteronomy 32:29

O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Deuteronomy 32:46

And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which you shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

Job 1:4-5

And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one on his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

Isaiah 5:11-12

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflames them!

Isaiah 22:12-14

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call for weeping, and for mourning, and for baldness, and for girding with sackcloth:

Isaiah 47:7

And you said, I shall be a lady forever: so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of them.

Amos 6:3-6

You that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Haggai 1:5

Now therefore thus says the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

Malachi 2:2

If you will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, says the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart.

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 14:6-12

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

Romans 6:21-22

What fruit had you then in those things of which you are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Philippians 3:19

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

Hebrews 9:27

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

1 Peter 4:3-4

For the time past of our life will suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in licentiousness, lusts, excess of wine, reveling, carousing, and abominable idolatries: