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Ecclesiastes 7 cross-references
Ecclesiastes 7 has 29 verses, which point to 382 other passages and are cited by 235. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Points to (19)
- Revelation 14:13 — And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from… 17 votes
- Proverbs 22:1 — A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. 16 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:2 — Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. 9 votes
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 8 votes
- Philippians 1:21–23 — For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 6 votes
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 — For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house… 6 votes
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- Proverbs 22:1 — A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. 46 votes
- Song of Solomon 1:3 — Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins… 9 votes
- Jonah 4:3 — Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 8 votes
- Nehemiah 6:13 — Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an… 2 votes
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 lay it to his heart.
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- Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 10 votes
- Hebrews 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:29 — O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:46 — And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall… 4 votes
- 1 Peter 4:3–4 — For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in… 3 votes
- Philippians 3:19 — Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly… 3 votes
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- James 4:9 — Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:5 — For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a… 6 votes
- Jeremiah 16:8 — Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. 5 votes
- 1 Peter 4:7 — But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:9–11 — Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after… 12 votes
- Romans 5:3–4 — And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 8 votes
- James 4:8–10 — Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye… 7 votes
- John 16:20–22 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be… 6 votes
- James 1:2–4 — My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 5 votes
- Hebrews 12:10–11 — For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be… 5 votes
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- 2 Corinthians 7:9 — Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after… 4 votes
- Luke 6:25 — Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 2 votes
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.
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- Matthew 8:14–16 — And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. 5 votes
- Luke 7:12–13 — Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:36 — And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's… 4 votes
- John 11:31–35 — The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up… 3 votes
- Mark 6:21–29 — And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and… 3 votes
- Mark 5:38–43 — And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed… 3 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Ecclesiastes 2:1 — I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 1:41 — And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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- Proverbs 15:31–32 — The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 11 votes
- Psalms 141:5 — Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil,… 9 votes
- Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 5 votes
- Proverbs 17:10 — A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 4 votes
- Proverbs 13:18 — Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 4 votes
- Proverbs 9:8 — Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 4 votes
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- Psalms 141:5 — Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil,… 22 votes
- Proverbs 14:13 — Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Points to (10)
- Psalms 118:12 — They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I… 8 votes
- Psalms 58:9 — Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his… 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:2 — I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 6 votes
- Luke 6:25 — Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 4 votes
- Jude 1:12–13 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds… 3 votes
- 2 Peter 2:13–17 — And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time.… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 58:9 — Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his… 6 votes
- Psalms 118:12 — They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I… 5 votes
- Luke 6:25 — Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Points to (11)
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the… 12 votes
- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 10 votes
- Proverbs 17:23 — A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 9 votes
- Isaiah 1:23 — Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards:… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 6 votes
- Proverbs 17:8 — A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 6 votes
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- 1 Samuel 21:13 — And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors… 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the… 5 votes
- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 4 votes
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.
Points to (19)
- Hebrews 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 32 votes
- Psalms 126:5–6 — They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 29 votes
- Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 27 votes
- 1 Peter 1:13 — Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought… 21 votes
- James 5:11 — Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the… 20 votes
- James 5:8 — Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 17 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 55 votes
- Job 42:12 — So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and… 21 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 14 votes
- James 5:11 — Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the… 7 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Points to (19)
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 26 votes
- Proverbs 14:17 — He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. 19 votes
- Proverbs 16:32 — He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 17 votes
- Ephesians 4:26–27 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 16 votes
- Proverbs 26:23–26 — Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 9 votes
- Esther 3:5–6 — And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 6 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 43 votes
- Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all… 28 votes
- Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 24 votes
- Proverbs 19:2 — Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 11 votes
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.
Points to (7)
- Psalms 14:2–3 — The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and… 5 votes
- Romans 1:22–32 — Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 4 votes
- Isaiah 50:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my… 4 votes
- Judges 6:13 — And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be… 4 votes
- Genesis 6:11–12 — The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 4 votes
- Romans 3:9–19 — What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that… 3 votes
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- Ecclesiastes 1:9 — The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:10 — And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many… 2 votes
- Genesis 24:54 — And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Points to (7)
- Ecclesiastes 11:7 — Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 5 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:17–19 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:13 — Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 3 votes
- Proverbs 8:10–11 — Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 3 votes
- Luke 16:8–9 — And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:15–18 — Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered… 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Ecclesiastes 11:7 — Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 8 votes
- Proverbs 8:10 — Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 7 votes
- 1 Kings 3:9 — Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and… 7 votes
- Proverbs 21:20 — There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Points to (20)
- Proverbs 8:35 — For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. 7 votes
- Proverbs 3:18 — She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. 5 votes
- Proverbs 2:7 — He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 5 votes
- John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 votes
- John 12:50 — And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said… 4 votes
- Proverbs 18:10–11 — The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 4 votes
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- Proverbs 4:7 — Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 22 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:15 — That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 9 votes
- Proverbs 16:16 — How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 7 votes
- Isaiah 33:6 — And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD… 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Points to (17)
- Ecclesiastes 1:15 — That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 10 votes
- Job 12:14 — Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 9 votes
- Psalms 107:43 — Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. 6 votes
- Isaiah 14:27 — For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall… 5 votes
- Isaiah 5:12 — And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 — He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can… 5 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Isaiah 45:7 — I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. 45 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither… 8 votes
- Luke 12:26 — If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:6 — Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Points to (26)
- Ecclesiastes 3:4 — A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 11 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that… 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole… 8 votes
- Deuteronomy 8:3 — And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither… 8 votes
- James 5:13 — Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 7 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:47 — Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of… 6 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 40 votes
- Colossians 3:2 — Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 16 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:8 — But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they… 5 votes
- Psalms 50:22 — Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:15
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
Points to (20)
- Ecclesiastes 8:12–14 — Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well… 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 — For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a… 6 votes
- Matthew 23:34–35 — Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and… 4 votes
- Psalms 73:3–13 — For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:1–2 — For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their… 3 votes
- Acts 7:52 — Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the… 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well… 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:14 — There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to… 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:9 — Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee… 5 votes
- Job 4:7 — Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:16
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Points to (25)
- Romans 12:3 — For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more… 17 votes
- Proverbs 25:16 — Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 15 votes
- Colossians 2:18 — Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those… 13 votes
- James 3:13–17 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with… 11 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:18 — Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool,… 11 votes
- Matthew 6:1–7 — Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father… 11 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Romans 12:3 — For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more… 26 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:18 — For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. 10 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Points to (13)
- Proverbs 10:27 — The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 16 votes
- Psalms 55:23 — But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live… 11 votes
- Job 22:16 — Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 11 votes
- Acts 12:23 — And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of… 10 votes
- Acts 5:10 — Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found… 7 votes
- Acts 5:5 — And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard… 7 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 11:3 — The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 7 votes
- Job 15:32 — It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green. 7 votes
- Acts 16:28 — But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 3 votes
- Proverbs 10:27 — The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Points to (12)
- Malachi 4:2 — But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well… 5 votes
- Luke 11:42 — But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and… 4 votes
- Luke 1:50 — And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:6 — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall… 4 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 — For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. 10 votes
- Proverbs 31:30 — Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. 10 votes
- Proverbs 14:26 — In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 8 votes
- Nehemiah 2:20 — Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants… 8 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Points to (5)
- Colossians 1:9–11 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might… 4 votes
- Proverbs 21:22 — A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:13–18 — This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 3 votes
- Proverbs 24:5 — A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 20:16–22 — Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may… 1 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words… 15 votes
- Proverbs 24:5 — A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 12 votes
- 1 Chronicles 12:32 — And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel… 10 votes
- Proverbs 8:14 — Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 8 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Points to (11)
- Romans 3:23 — For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 31 votes
- Isaiah 53:6 — All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him… 29 votes
- 1 John 1:8–10 — If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 21 votes
- James 3:2 — For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to… 20 votes
- Proverbs 20:9 — Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? 19 votes
- 1 Kings 8:46 — If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver… 17 votes
Pointed to from (30)
- Romans 3:23 — For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 249 votes
- 1 John 1:8 — If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 43 votes
- Romans 7:15 — For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 20 votes
- Psalms 143:2 — And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 16 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 30:10 — Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 8 votes
- Isaiah 29:21 — That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside… 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 16:10 — And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath… 3 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:5–7 — Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 19:19 — And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Ecclesiastes 10:20 — Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air… 8 votes
- Proverbs 30:10 — Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 24:9 — And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:22
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
Points to (5)
- James 3:9 — Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of… 4 votes
- John 8:7–9 — So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among… 3 votes
- Matthew 18:32–35 — Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that… 3 votes
- Matthew 15:19 — For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 2:44 — The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou… 3 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- John 8:9 — And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the… 9 votes
- James 3:9 — Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of… 4 votes
- Romans 2:15 — Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 3:13 — For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:23
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Points to (5)
- Romans 1:22 — Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 6 votes
- 1 Corinthians 1:20 — Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the… 3 votes
- Genesis 3:5 — For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 11:1–8 — But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 3:11–12 — And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Job 28:12 — But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:28 — Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:17 — Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because… 4 votes
- Job 28:20 — Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:24
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Points to (9)
- Romans 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and… 7 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:16 — Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor… 5 votes
- Isaiah 55:8–9 — For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 5 votes
- Psalms 139:6 — Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 4 votes
- Job 28:28 — And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. 4 votes
- Psalms 36:6 — Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man… 3 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Ecclesiastes 11:5 — As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with… 9 votes
- Psalms 92:5 — O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:8 — All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled… 1 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I applied mine 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:
Points to (17)
- Ecclesiastes 10:13 — The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 4 votes
- Joshua 7:13 — Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of… 3 votes
- 2 Peter 3:3–9 — Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 2 votes
- 2 Peter 2:3–9 — And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 12:1–2 — Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:1–3 — For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their… 2 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Ecclesiastes 2:12 — And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the… 5 votes
- Proverbs 2:2 — So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 5 votes
- Mark 7:22 — All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:13 — And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Points to (9)
- Proverbs 22:14 — The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. 17 votes
- Proverbs 5:3–5 — For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 9 votes
- Proverbs 2:16 — To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 — For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth… 7 votes
- Proverbs 2:18–19 — For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 7 votes
- Proverbs 23:27–28 — For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 5 votes
Pointed to from (25)
- Proverbs 22:14 — The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. 13 votes
- Proverbs 23:28 — She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. 9 votes
- Proverbs 5:4 — But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 8 votes
- Proverbs 6:24 — To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:27
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Points to (2)
- Ecclesiastes 12:8–10 — Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:1–2 — The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Ecclesiastes 1:1 — The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 5 votes
- 1 Timothy 2:7 — Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:25 — I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:28
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
Points to (5)
- Psalms 12:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.] Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the… 7 votes
- Job 33:23 — If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: 7 votes
- 1 Kings 11:1–3 — But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,… 6 votes
- Isaiah 26:9 — With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:23–24 — All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. 5 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Proverbs 31:10 — Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 13 votes
- Job 33:23 — If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: 5 votes
- 1 Kings 11:3 — And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 3 votes
- Proverbs 20:6 — Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Points to (18)
- Jeremiah 4:22 — For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none… 11 votes
- Mark 7:8–9 — For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and… 6 votes
- Genesis 6:11–12 — The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 6 votes
- Titus 3:3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures,… 5 votes
- Genesis 5:1 — This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he… 5 votes
- Ephesians 2:2–3 — Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of… 4 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Proverbs 19:21 — There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 25 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 — He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can… 23 votes
- Genesis 6:5 — And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of… 22 votes
- Psalms 14:3 — They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 19 votes