Ecclesiastes 7:10
Don't ask, “Why were the good old days better than now?” Asking such questions shows you are not wise.
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9Don't be quick to get angry, for anger controls the minds of fools.
11Wisdom is good—it's like receiving an inheritance. It benefits everyone in life.
Cross References
Genesis 6:11God saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.
Psalms 14:2The Lord watches from heaven to see whether anyone understands—if there's anyone who wants to come to God.
Jeremiah 44:17In fact we're going to do everything we said we would. We'll burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to worship her as we did before, just like our fathers, our kings, and our officials who did the same things in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. Back then we had plenty of food and we were well off and nothing bad happened to us.
Romans 3:9So then, are we Jews better than others? Definitely not! Remember that we've already argued that both Jews and foreigners are under the control of sin.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:8-11
Scenes of Mourning and of Joy. 7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. Solomon had often complained before of the oppressions which he saw under the… Read the whole commentary →