Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (show verse)
A good name is more worth than a precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 (show verse)
It is better to go into a house of mourning, than into a banquet house: For there is the end of all men, and he that is living taketh it to 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)
It is better to be sorry than to laugh, for when the countenance is heavy the heart is joyful.
Ecclesiastes 7:4 (show verse)
The heart of the wise is in the mourning house; but the heart of the foolish is in the house of mirth.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 (show verse)
It is better to give ear to the chastening of a wise man, than to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:6 (show verse)
For the laughing of fools is like the crackling of thorns under a pot. And that is but a vain thing.
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)
Whoso doeth wrong, maketh a wise man to go out of his wit, and destroyeth a gentle heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 (show verse)
The end of a thing is better than the beginning. The patient of spirit is better than the high minded.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (show verse)
Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 (show verse)
Say not thou, "What is the cause that the days of the old time were better than they that be now?" For that were no wise question.
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Ecclesiastes 7:11 (show verse)
Wisdom is better than riches; yea, much more worth than the eyesight.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 (show verse)
For wisdom defendeth as well as money, and the excellent knowledge and wisdom giveth life to him that have it in possession.
Ecclesiastes 7:13 (show verse)
Consider the work of God, how that no man can make the thing straight, which he maketh crooked.
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Ecclesiastes 7:14 (show verse)
Use well the time of prosperity and remember the time of misfortune: For God maketh one by the other, so that a man can find nothing else.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 (show verse)
These two things also have I considered in the time of vanity: that the just man perisheth for his righteousness' sake, and the ungodly liveth in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 (show verse)
Therefore be thou neither too righteous nor over wise, that thou perish not:
Ecclesiastes 7:17 (show verse)
be neither too unrighteous also nor too foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
Ecclesiastes 7:18 (show verse)
It is good for thee to take hold of this, and not to let that go out of thy hand. For he that feareth God shall escape them all.
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Ecclesiastes 7:19 (show verse)
Wisdom giveth more courage unto the wise, than ten mighty men of the city.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (show verse)
For there is not one just upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 (show verse)
Take not heed unto every word that is spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
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Ecclesiastes 7:22 (show verse)
For thine own heart knoweth, that thou thyself also hast oft times spoken evil by other men.
Ecclesiastes 7:23 (show verse)
All these things have I proved because of wisdom: For I thought to be wise, but she went farther from me than she was before;
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Ecclesiastes 7:24 (show verse)
yea, and so deep that I might not reach unto her.
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Ecclesiastes 7:25 (show verse)
I applied my mind also to knowledge, and to seek out science, wisdom and understanding: to know the foolishness of the ungodly, and the error of doting fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 (show verse)
And I found, that a woman is bitterer than death: for she is a very angle, her heart is a net, and her hands are chains. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with 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 - sayeth the preacher - this have I diligently searched out and proved, that I might come by knowledge: which as yet I seek, and find it not.
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Ecclesiastes 7:28 (show verse)
Among a thousand men I have found one, but not one woman among all.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29 (show verse)
Lo, this only have I found, that God made man just and right, but they seek divers subtleties.