Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
13Give thought to the work of God. Who will make straight what he has made bent?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not give honour to the Lord your God, worshipping him gladly, with joy in your hearts on account of all your wealth of good things;
1 Kings 17:17Now after this, the son of the woman of the house became ill, so ill that there was no breath in him.
Job 2:10And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
Psalms 30:11\30:10\Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.
Psalms 94:12Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;
Ecclesiastes 3:4A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 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. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 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.… Read the whole commentary →