Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. Ecclesiastes 7:1 (KJV) Context Ecclesiastes 7:1 opens a section where the…
Ecclesiastes 7:2
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…
Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Ecclesiastes 7:3 (KJV) Context Ecclesiastes is an Old Testament book traditionally attributed to…
Ecclesiastes 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Ecclesiastes 7:4 (KJV) Context Ecclesiastes is traditionally linked…
Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:5 (KJV) Context The book of Ecclesiastes, traditionally attributed…
Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 7:6 (KJV) Context Ecclesiastes comes from King Solomon, a…
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. Ecclesiastes 7:7 (KJV) Context This verse belongs to a section where the Teacher reflects on the limits…
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better 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 (KJV) Context This verse belongs…
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9 (KJV) Context Ecclesiastes is a book of wisdom, traditionally attributed to…
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Say 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 (KJV) Context In Ecclesiastes, the…