Popular Bible Verses from Ecclesiastes 7

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Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger dwells in the heart of fools. [James 1:19, 20]

In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one as well as the other, So that man will not find out anything that will be after him.

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit (pride).

Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins. [Is 53:6; Rom 3:23]

For wisdom is a protection even as money is a protection, But the [excellent] advantage of knowledge is that wisdom shields and preserves the lives of its possessors.

A good name is better than precious perfume, And the day of one’s death better than the day of one’s birth.

It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise man and pursue wisdom Than for one to listen to the song of fools and pursue stupidity.

It is better to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, For that [day of death] is the end of every man, And the living will take it to heart and solemnly ponder its meaning.

The heart of the wise [learns when it] is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is [senseless] in the house of pleasure.