Ecclesiasteschapter 7
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Chapter summary
The wisdom of the house of mourning: 'It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting… Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made good.' Better the end of a thing than its beginning.
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Chapter summary
The wisdom of the house of mourning: 'It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting… Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made good.' Better the end of a thing than its beginning.
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The wisdom of the house of mourning: 'It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting… Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made good.' Better the end of a thing than its beginning. Be not righteous over much; be not wicked over much: 'he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.' 'There is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not' (7:20: behind Romans 3). One conclusion found: 'God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.'
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.
Context
Poetry · Solomon — Ecclesiastes overview
- A. 1–14 Better the House of Mourning Than the House of Feasting
- B. 15–22 Be Not Righteous Overmuch, Neither Overmuch Wicked
- C. 23–29 God Made Man Upright; They Have Sought Out Many Inventions
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.