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When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

Verse ConceptsEvil AssociationsDownfallrebellion


I have not learned [skillful and godly] wisdom,
Nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One [who is the source of wisdom].

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human Nature

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Verse ConceptsCreatorCloaksBindingDivine Power Over NatureClimates, TypesCovering The EarthGoing Up To HeavenGod Going DownGod Dispensing WindKnowingWhat Is God's Name?

Two things, have I asked of thee, withhold them not from me, ere yet I die:

Verse ConceptsTwo Intangible ThingsBefore Death

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Verse ConceptsIrreverenceDenying GodProfaning God's NameShortagesWho Is God?The poorBeing Contentdenial

Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.

Verse ConceptsInjuryServanthood, In SocietySlanderSlavescriticismgossipingaccusations

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

Verse ConceptsAudacityarrogance

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Verse ConceptsKnifesKnivesTeethOppressorsRace

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

Verse ConceptsInsectsThree Or FourShortagesTwo WomenGreedvampires

There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth sayeth never, "Hoo." The hell, a woman's womb, and the earth hath never water enough. As for fire, it sayeth never, "Hoo."

Verse ConceptsBarren WomenCoveting, prohibition ofBarrennessGrave, TheSheolAttitudes To BarrennessDry PlacesShortagesThe Fact Of Deathadvertisingclosure

For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:

Verse ConceptsThree Or Four

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

Verse ConceptsPlansHow Silence Is WiseSeeking Honour

These are the words of king Lemuel, and the Prophecy that his mother taught him.

Verse ConceptsMothers Of KingsMothers Love For ChildrenGrandmothersgrandmas

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say , Where is strong drink?

Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcoholStrong DrinkAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsDrunkennessroyaltybeeralcoholism

Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the {afflicted}.

Verse ConceptsOppression, Nature OfKings, How They Should ActForgetting Things


Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.

Verse ConceptsSocial JusticeBeggarsPoverty, Remedies ForMan Defending


She sees that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].

Verse ConceptsLampsProfitsActing All NightWomen WorkingWomen's RolesA Good Woman

Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.

Verse ConceptsClothLinenTapestriesPurple ClothesVirtuous Womansales


She makes [fine] linen garments and sells them;
And supplies sashes to the merchants.

Verse ConceptsLinenMerchantsWomen WorkingMoney Management


Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.

Verse ConceptsBeautifulBeing A Women Of GodCharmReverence, And Social BehaviourBeauty, In WomenYoung LadiesEating DisordersVirtuous WomanWomen's BeautyFearing GodGodly WomanFavorDeceptionA Good WomanBeing A Woman Of GodBeing BeautifulMoney Management

These are the words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.

All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

Verse ConceptsPhilosophyBoredomVanityDisgustUseless EndeavourTime Passing

The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

Verse ConceptsThe SunOthers Going DownThings Going UpRising

All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.

Verse ConceptsGeologyVapourClimates, TypesIncompletenessRiversGoing Through the MotionsThe OceanThe Sea

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Verse ConceptsDiscontentCuriosityBeing UnsatisfiedEvil EyesThe Faculty Of Hearing

Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

Verse ConceptsInventionsNothing New

There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

Verse ConceptsAnonymityUnknown FutureThe Pastremembrancepast

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunTragedyexploring

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Verse ConceptsExperimental KnowledgeSoliloquy

for thereunto I applied my mind: that I might know what were wisdom and understanding, what were error and foolishness. And I perceived that this also was but a vexation of mind:

Verse ConceptsStudying InsanityUseless Endeavour

I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.

Verse ConceptsVanitySoliloquyUseless EndeavourBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifejournaling

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where is this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholDrinking WineUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeexploring

I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;

Verse ConceptsWater IrrigationPools

I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockGroups Of Slaves

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

And look whatsoever mine eyes desired, I let them have it: and wherein soever my heart delighted, or had any pleasure, I withheld it not from it. Thus my heart rejoiced in all that I did, and this I took for the portion of all my travail.

Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded: "All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless -- like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth."

Verse ConceptsAchievementPhysical LabourdissatisfactionUseless EndeavourUnder The SunSuccess And Hard Work

The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateSpiritual PerceptionDarkness Of Evilfate

So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateUseless EndeavourWise Man Or Foolfate

That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which is already, in the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateForgetting PeopleDeath Is UniversalWise Man Or FoolWisdom

So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile -- like chasing the wind.

Verse ConceptsWeariness Of LifeUseless EndeavourUnder The Sunfootball

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourUnder The SunWise Man Or Fool

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

Verse ConceptsInsomnia, Causes OfUnrestUseless Endeavour

He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.

Verse ConceptsWealthBeing A BlessingEnjoyment, Lack OfBeing BlessedPromised JoyUseless EndeavourGod Judges The WickedPeople With KnowledgeGod Gives WisdomWisdomWisdom And GuidanceSaving Moneystriving

I know that all God does will last forever; there is no adding to it or taking from it. God works so that people will be in awe of Him.

Verse ConceptsAdding To GodSubtracting From God

Whatever is has been before, and what is to be is now; because God makes search for the things which are past.

Verse ConceptsNothing NewThe FutureEverything Happening For A ReasonThe Pastpastreproduction

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunInjusticeSunfairnesswickedness

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Verse ConceptsGod Testing PeopleEverything Happening For A ReasonTestshumanityordermyself

For the fate of {humans} and the fate of the beast is {the same}. The death of the one is like the death of the other, for {both are mortal}. Man has no advantage over the beast, for both are fleeting.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateUniversality Of DeathVanityAdvantagesUseless EndeavourCondition Of The BodyAnimals Having A Soulnatural Lifenatural DeathEverything Happening For A ReasonPetsThe Environmentbreathinghumanityfatebreath

Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

Verse ConceptsThe Spirit Of ManMoving UpwardsOthers Going DownSpirit Of CreaturesAnimals Going To HeavenAnimals Having A SoulGoing To HeavenPetsbreath

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfComfortless LivesWeariness Of LifeOppressorsNo ComfortUnder The Sunoppressionoverworking

But better off than either of them is the one who has not yet been born, who has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunBabies Sinful From Birth

There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then,'saith he , do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Lack OfAffluenceDiscontentPhysical LabourBeing UnsatisfiedUseless EndeavourToiling In VainFamily And Friends

So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?

Verse ConceptsWarmingTwo PeopleNot Being AloneWeather In The Last Dayscoupleslieinglukewarm

And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

Verse ConceptsCordsAn Overpowering PresencePlaitingTwo PeopleThreefoldknots

I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in his stead.

Verse ConceptsUnder The Sun

there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Verse ConceptsVanityUseless Endeavour

Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the [careless or irreverent] sacrifice of fools; for they are too ignorant to know they are doing evil.

Verse ConceptsFormalityGod's DwellingThe Work Of FoolsCare Of FeetSacrificeFoolsGoing To ChurchListening To GodfootstepsbehaviorevangelisingGuarding Yourself

Do not be hasty with your mouth [speaking careless words or vows] or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few.

Verse ConceptsMan's Conduct Towards GodCurbing SpeechDo Not Be RashMaking DecisionsDecision MakingThe Presence Of Godlimitationsimpulsivenessevangelising

When you make a vow or a pledge to God, do not put off paying it; for God takes no pleasure in fools [who thoughtlessly mock Him]. Pay what you vow.

Verse ConceptsProcrastinationGod's Attitude To FoolsMaking VowsNot Pleasing GodThe promises of GodPromisesMaking Mistakesfulfillment

Do not allow your speech to cause you to sin, and do not say before the messenger (priest) of God that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry because of your voice (words) and destroy the work of your hands?

Verse ConceptsGod DestroyingMistakesGod Angry With IndividualsErrorGuiltMaking MistakesSpeechjoking