Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
13Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
1 Kings 17:17Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
Job 2:10“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
Psalms 30:11You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Ecclesiastes 3:4a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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 →