Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (show verse)
and the day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 (show verse)
than to go to a house of feasting,
since that is the end of all mankind,
and the living should take 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)
for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.
Ecclesiastes 7:4 (show verse)
but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 (show verse)
than to listen to the song of fools,
Ecclesiastes 7:6 (show verse)
so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
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)
and a bribe destroys the mind.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 (show verse)
a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (show verse)
for anger abides in the heart of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 (show verse)
since it is not wise of you to ask this.
No Themes for this verse.
Ecclesiastes 7:11 (show verse)
and an advantage to those who see the sun,
Ecclesiastes 7:12 (show verse)
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Ecclesiastes 7:13 (show verse)
for who can straighten out
what He has made crooked?
No Themes for this verse.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 (show verse)
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 (show verse)
In my futile life I have seen everything: there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 (show verse)
Don’t be excessively righteous, and don’t be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:17 (show verse)
Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Ecclesiastes 7:18 (show verse)
It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.
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Ecclesiastes 7:19 (show verse)
than ten rulers of a city.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (show verse)
who does good and never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 (show verse)
Don’t pay attention to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you,
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Ecclesiastes 7:22 (show verse)
for you know that many times you yourself have cursed others.
Ecclesiastes 7:23 (show verse)
I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, “I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.
No Themes for this verse.
Ecclesiastes 7:24 (show verse)
What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it?
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Ecclesiastes 7:25 (show verse)
I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and seek wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 (show verse)
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap, her heart a net, and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured 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)
“Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,
No Themes for this verse.
Ecclesiastes 7:28 (show verse)
which my soul continually searches for but does not find: among a thousand people I have found one true man, but among all these I have not found a true woman.
No Themes for this verse.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 (show verse)
Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright, but they pursued many schemes.”