Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is well for thee to hold fast by this; 1 Also by this defile not thy hand: 1 For to them that fear God all things shall come forth well. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: 1 Lest thou shouldest die before thy time. 1

19Wisdom will help the wise man 1 More than ten mighty men which are in the city. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 25:12My foot stands in an even place: 1 In the congregations will I bless thee, O Lord.

Proverbs 4:25Let thine eyes look right on, 1 And let thine eyelids assent to just things. 1

Proverbs 12:21No injustice will please a just man; 1 But the ungodly will be filled with mischief. 1

Ecclesiastes 8:12He that has sinned has done evil from that time, 1 And long from beforehand: 1 Nevertheless I know, 1 That it is well with them that fear God, 1 That they may fear before him: 1

Ecclesiastes 12:13Hear the end of the matter, the sum: 1 Fear God, and keep his commandments: 1 For this is the whole man. 1

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 →

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