Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
13Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:47Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
1 Kings 17:17After these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
Job 2:10But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.
Psalms 30:11You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, LORD, and teach out of 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 →