The most popular Bible verses from Ecclesiastes 7 - Page 2

I have seen everything in the days of my vanity (my emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility): there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in [spite of] his evildoing. AMP

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. KJV

[Although all have sinned] be not wicked overmuch or willfully, neither be foolish--why should you die before your time? AMP

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? KJV

That which is is far off, and that which is deep is very deep--who can find it out [true wisdom independent of the fear of God]? [Job 28:12-28; I Cor. 2:9-16.] AMP

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? KJV

Be not [morbidly exacting and externally] righteous overmuch, neither strive to make yourself [pretentiously appear] overwise--why should you [get puffed up and] destroy yourself [with presumptuous self-sufficiency]? AMP

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ? KJV

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 heart. AMP

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. KJV

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness. [II Cor. 7:10.] AMP

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. KJV

I turned about [penitent] and my heart was set to know and to search out and to seek [true] wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly and that foolishness is madness [and what had led me into such wickedness and madness]. AMP

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: KJV

All this have I tried and proved by wisdom. I said, I will be wise [independently of God]--but it was far from me. AMP

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. KJV

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools. AMP

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. KJV

For often your own heart knows that you have likewise cursed others. AMP

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. KJV