Ecclesiastes 7 (NET)

Ecclesiastes 7:1¹A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:2²It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:3³Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:4⁴The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:5⁵It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:6⁶For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:7⁷Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:8⁸The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:9⁹Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:10¹⁰Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:11¹¹Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:12¹²For wisdom provides protection, just as money provides protection. But the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:13¹³Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:14¹⁴In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:15¹⁵During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:16¹⁶So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:17¹⁷Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:18¹⁸It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:19¹⁹Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:20²⁰For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:21²¹Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:22²²For you know in your own heart that you also have cursed others many times.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:23²³I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, “I am determined to comprehend this” —but it was beyond my grasp.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:24²⁴Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:25²⁵I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:26²⁶I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter’s snare; her heart is like a hunter’s net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:27²⁷The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:28²⁸What I have continually sought, I have not found; I have found only one upright man among a thousand, but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ecclesiastes 7:29²⁹This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s