Ecclesiastes Chapter 7
Ecclesiastes is the 21st book in the Holy Bible.
This page contains Ecclesiastes 7:1 to Ecclesiastes 7:9.
Browse to all the verses of Ecclesiastes by clicking the page number below the chapter list.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:2
It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
Ecclesiastes 7:4
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent?
Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider--God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.
Ecclesiastes 7:15
I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 7:16
Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
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