Ecclesiastes 7:2
It is better to go to the house of mourning, 1 Than to go to the banquet house: 1 Since this is the end of every man; 1 And the living man will apply good warning to his heart. 1
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In Context
1A good name is better than good oil; 1 And the day of death than the day of birth. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you 1 What shall happen to you in the last days. 1 Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons of Jacob; 1 Hear Israel, hear your father. 1
Numbers 23:10Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, 1 And who shall number the families of Israel? 1 Let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, 1 And let my seed be as their seed.
Deuteronomy 32:46And he said to them, Take heed with your heart to all these words, which I testify to you this day, which ye shall command your sons, to observe and do all the words of this law.
Psalms 90:12They shall bear thee up on their hands, 1 Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 1
Isaiah 5:11Woe to them that rise up in the morning, and follow strong drink; who wait at it till the evening: for the wine shall inflame them.
Isaiah 47:7and saidst, I shall be a princess forever: thou didst not perceive these things in thy heart, nor didst thou remember the latter end.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:2-7
The Value of a Good Name. 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of… Read the whole commentary →