Ecc 7:16 Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself? Ecc 7:17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time? Ecc 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.
Ecc 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.
Ecc 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.
Ecc 7:13 Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent?
Pro 17:1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Ecc 7:11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.
Ecc 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.
Ecc 7:9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
Ecc 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
Ecc 7:7 For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
Ecc 7:6 For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
Ecc 7:5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
Ecc 7:4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Ecc 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
Ecc 7:2 Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. After all, everyone dies—so the living should take this to heart.
Ecc 7:1 A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.
Ecc 6:11 The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they? Ecc 6:12 In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?
Ecc 6:10 Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.
Ecc 6:9 Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Ecc 6:7 All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
Ecc 6:3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. Ecc 6:4 For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered. Ecc 6:5 Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he. Ecc 6:6 Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy n...
Ecc 6:1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind:
Ecc 5:19 Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.
Ecc 5:18 Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.
Ecc 5:15 As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. Ecc 5:16 This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who toils for the wind?
Ecc 5:12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
Ecc 5:10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
Ecc 5:8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
Ecc 5:6 Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? Ecc 5:7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.
Ecc 5:4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. Ecc 5:5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.
