Ecclesiastes 7
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1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:1
2It 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.
Ecclesiastes 7:2
3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Ecclesiastes 7:3
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Ecclesiastes 7:4
5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 7:11
12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Ecclesiastes 7:13
14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Ecclesiastes 7:14
15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 7:15
16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16
17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Ecclesiastes 7:17
18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Ecclesiastes 7:18
19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Ecclesiastes 7:21
22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
Ecclesiastes 7:22
23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Ecclesiastes 7:23
24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Ecclesiastes 7:24
25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
Ecclesiastes 7:25
26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Ecclesiastes 7:27
28Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
Ecclesiastes 7:28
29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:1
Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead whic...Proverbs 22:1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather t...Ecclesiastes 4:2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which a...2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to b...Philippians 1:21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Ecclesiastes 7:2
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their...Deuteronomy 32:46And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among...Hebrews 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:1 Peter 4:3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gen...
Ecclesiastes 7:3
2 Corinthians 7:9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance:...Romans 5:3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation wor...James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;...Hebrews 12:10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for...Jeremiah 31:15¶ Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weepi...
Ecclesiastes 7:4
Luke 7:12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carr...Matthew 8:14¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and...Daniel 5:1Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank win...2 Samuel 13:28¶ Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart...Jeremiah 51:57And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her ruler...
Ecclesiastes 7:5
Proverbs 15:31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it s...Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regarde...Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Proverbs 17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
Psalms 118:12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for...Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwin...Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?2 Peter 2:13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure...Amos 8:10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation;...
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gi...Exodus 23:8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth th...Proverbs 17:23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.Proverbs 17:8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it...Deuteronomy 28:65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy f...
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might...Proverbs 14:29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spir...1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the...Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.James 5:11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job,...
Ecclesiastes 7:9
James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, s...Proverbs 14:17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spiri...Proverbs 26:23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Judges 6:13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all th...Genesis 6:11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.Romans 1:22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,Isaiah 50:1Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have...Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to b...
Ecclesiastes 7:11
Ecclesiastes 11:7¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold th...1 Timothy 6:17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust...Ecclesiastes 2:13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the c...
Ecclesiastes 7:12
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one tha...Proverbs 8:35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.Proverbs 2:7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk u...John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus...Judges 9:15And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, the...
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:1
Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead whic...Proverbs 22:1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather t...Ecclesiastes 4:2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which a...2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to b...Philippians 1:21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Ecclesiastes 7:2
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their...Deuteronomy 32:46And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among...Hebrews 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:1 Peter 4:3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gen...
Ecclesiastes 7:3
2 Corinthians 7:9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance:...Romans 5:3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation wor...James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;...Hebrews 12:10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for...Jeremiah 31:15¶ Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weepi...
Ecclesiastes 7:4
Luke 7:12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carr...Matthew 8:14¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and...Daniel 5:1Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank win...2 Samuel 13:28¶ Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart...Jeremiah 51:57And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her ruler...
Ecclesiastes 7:5
Proverbs 15:31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it s...Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regarde...Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Proverbs 17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
Psalms 118:12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for...Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwin...Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?2 Peter 2:13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure...Amos 8:10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation;...
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gi...Exodus 23:8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth th...Proverbs 17:23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.Proverbs 17:8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it...Deuteronomy 28:65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy f...
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might...Proverbs 14:29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spir...1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the...Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.James 5:11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job,...
Ecclesiastes 7:9
James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, s...Proverbs 14:17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spiri...Proverbs 26:23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Judges 6:13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all th...Genesis 6:11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.Romans 1:22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,Isaiah 50:1Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have...Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to b...
Ecclesiastes 7:11
Ecclesiastes 11:7¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold th...1 Timothy 6:17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust...Ecclesiastes 2:13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the c...
Ecclesiastes 7:12
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one tha...Proverbs 8:35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.Proverbs 2:7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk u...John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus...Judges 9:15And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, the...