Ecclesiastes 7:2
It is better to go to a house of mourning 2 than to a house of feasting, 1 for mourning comes to all people at the end of life, 2 so living people must take this to heart. 1
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1A good name is better than costly perfume, 2 and the day of death is better than the day of birth. 1
3Grief is better than laughter, 2 for after sadness of face comes gladness of heart. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Assemble yourselves and listen, you sons of Jacob. 1 Listen to Israel, your father. 1
Numbers 23:10Who can count the dust of Jacob 2 or number even only one-fourth of Israel? 1 Let me die the death of a righteous person, 2 and let my life's end be like his!”
Deuteronomy 32:46He said to them, “Fix your mind on all the words that I have witnessed to you today, so that you may command your children to keep them, all the words of this law.
Psalms 90:12So teach us to consider our life 1 so that we might live wisely. 1
Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to obtain strong drink, 1 those who linger late into the night until wine inflames them. 1
Isaiah 47:7You said, “I will rule forever as sovereign queen.” 1 You did not take these things to heart, nor did you consider how they would turn out. 1
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 →