Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (show verse)
A [good] name is better than precious oil, and the day of death, than the day of birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 (show verse)
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.
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions made beneficial » In purifying us
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
Bereavement » Resignation in
Trials » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions made beneficial » In purifying us
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
Bereavement » Resignation in
Trials » Often blessings in disguise
Ecclesiastes 7:3 (show verse)
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
Ecclesiastes 7:4 (show verse)
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 (show verse)
It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:6 (show verse)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
Joy » Earthly » Manifested in laughter
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Rebuke » Hearing the rebuke of the wise
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Thorn » Used » For fuel
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
Joy » Earthly » Manifested in laughter
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Rebuke » Hearing the rebuke of the wise
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Thorn » Used » For fuel
Ecclesiastes 7:7 (show verse)
Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 (show verse)
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (show verse)
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 (show verse)
Say thou not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou do not inquire wisely concerning this.
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Ecclesiastes 7:11 (show verse)
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 (show verse)
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense. But the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
Ecclesiastes 7:13 (show verse)
Consider the work of God. For who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
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Ecclesiastes 7:14 (show verse)
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider. Yea, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 (show verse)
All this I have seen in my days of vanity. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs [his life] in his evil-doing.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 (show verse)
Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise. Why should thou destroy thyself?
Ecclesiastes 7:17 (show verse)
Do not much wrong, nor be thou a fool. Why should thou die before thy time?
Ecclesiastes 7:18 (show verse)
It is good that thou should take hold of this, yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand. For he who fears God shall come forth from them all.
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Ecclesiastes 7:19 (show verse)
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (show verse)
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth that does good, and sins not.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 (show verse)
Also do not take heed to all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee.
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Ecclesiastes 7:22 (show verse)
For many times also thine own heart knows that thou thyself likewise have cursed others.
Ecclesiastes 7:23 (show verse)
All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.
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Ecclesiastes 7:24 (show verse)
That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
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Ecclesiastes 7:25 (show verse)
I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 (show verse)
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are chains. He who pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Chastity » Saints are kept in
Heart » The unregenerate » Is malicious
character of the unrenewed Heart » Ensnaring
Net » Figurative
Pleasure » Those that please the lord
Snares » Who becomes snared
Snares » Who sets snares
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Who shall escape from whores
Woman » Frequently » Subtle and deceitful
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful
Heart » The unregenerate » Is malicious
character of the unrenewed Heart » Ensnaring
Net » Figurative
Pleasure » Those that please the lord
Snares » Who becomes snared
Snares » Who sets snares
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Who shall escape from whores
Woman » Frequently » Subtle and deceitful
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful
Ecclesiastes 7:27 (show verse)
Behold, I have found this, says the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account,
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Ecclesiastes 7:28 (show verse)
which my soul still seeks, but I have not found: among a thousand I have found one man, but among all those I have not found a woman.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29 (show verse)
Behold, this only I have found: That God made man upright, but they have sought out many contrivances.