Ecclesiastes 7:23
Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
In Context
22Surely there is no man iust in the earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
24For often times also thine heart knoweth that thou likewise hast cursed others.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:11And God sayde vnto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thy selfe long life, neyther hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding to heare iudgement,
Ecclesiastes 1:17And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.
1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse?
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 →