Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (show verse)
A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's 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 face the heart is made better.
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 laughter.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 (show verse)
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise 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 a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.
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)
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 (show verse)
Do not say, Why was it that the former days were better than these? For you do not ask wisely in regard to this.
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Ecclesiastes 7:11 (show verse)
Wisdom is good with an inheritance; but it is gain to those who see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 (show verse)
For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
Ecclesiastes 7:13 (show verse)
Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what He has made crooked?
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Ecclesiastes 7:14 (show verse)
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity take note that God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 (show verse)
All things I have seen in the days of my vanity; there is a just one who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked one who prolongs life in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 (show verse)
Do not be righteous overmuch, neither make yourself overwise; why destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:17 (show verse)
Do not be very wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
Ecclesiastes 7:18 (show verse)
It is good that you should take hold of this; yea, also from this do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God shall come forth from all of them.
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Ecclesiastes 7:19 (show verse)
Wisdom makes the wise stronger than ten mighty ones who are in the city.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (show verse)
For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 (show verse)
Also do not listen to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you.
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Ecclesiastes 7:22 (show verse)
For also your own heart knows that you yourself have also cursed others many times.
Ecclesiastes 7:23 (show verse)
All this I have proved by 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 far off and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?
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Ecclesiastes 7:25 (show verse)
I set my 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 7:26 (show verse)
and I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands like bands. Whoever 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, this I have found, says the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the sum,
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Ecclesiastes 7:28 (show verse)
which my soul still sought, but I find not: one man among a thousand I have found, but a woman among all those I have not found.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29 (show verse)
Lo, this only I have found, that God has made man upright, but they have sought out many inventions.