The most popular Bible verses from Ecclesiastes - Page 15

Found 222 Verses (from 141)

Ecclesiastes 2:13

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I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness. NIV

Then I saw that even [human] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly as far as light is better than darkness. AMP

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. KJV

Ecclesiastes 11:10

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So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless. NIV

Therefore remove [the lusts that end in] sorrow and vexation from your heart and mind and put away evil from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity [transitory, idle, empty, and devoid of truth]. [II Cor. 7:1; II Tim. 2:22.] AMP

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. KJV

Ecclesiastes 3:22

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So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them? NIV

So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his portion. For who shall bring him back to see what will happen after he is gone? AMP

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? KJV

Ecclesiastes 11:2

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Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. NIV

Give a portion to seven, yes, even [divide it] to eight, for you know not what evil may come upon the earth. AMP

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. KJV

Ecclesiastes 10:4

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If a ruler's anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest. NIV

If the temper of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place [or show a resisting spirit]; for gentleness and calmness prevent or put a stop to great offenses. AMP

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. KJV

Ecclesiastes 2:16

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For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered; the days have already come when both have been forgotten. Like the fool, the wise too must die! NIV

For of the wise man, the same as of the fool, there is no permanent remembrance, since in the days to come all will be long forgotten. And how does the wise man die? Even as the fool! AMP

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. KJV

Ecclesiastes 10:8

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Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. NIV

He who digs a pit [for others] will fall into it, and whoever breaks through a fence or a [stone] wall, a serpent will bite him. [Ps. 57:6.] AMP

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. KJV

Ecclesiastes 10:7

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I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves. NIV

I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking like slaves on the earth. AMP

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. KJV

Ecclesiastes 10:3

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Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are. NIV

Even when he who is a fool walks along the road, his heart and understanding fail him, and he says of everyone and to everyone that he is a fool. AMP

Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. KJV

Ecclesiastes 8:1

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Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens the face and changes its hard appearance. NIV

WHO IS like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his countenance is changed. AMP

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. KJV