Ecclesiastes 7:18 BSB

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.

KJV

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Ecclesiastes (420)

"It is good that you should take hold of this, and do not withdraw your hand; for he that fears God shall come forth of them all. "It is good to do good to righteous men, but also being kind to sinners is not wicked. It is good to keep slaves faithful to you, but it is advised to do this only with those who seek your employment. Even he who fears God and copies his maker, who causes rain to fall over both the righteous and the wicked, enjoys doing good to all without distinction.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

It is good that thou shouldest take hold or this - Do not let such an observation slip: take hold of this; do not forget that. Get what you can in an honest way; but do not forget to get true religion; for he that fears God will be saved from all evil.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ט֚וֹב	Tov	[is] good	H2896 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
תֶּאֱחֹ֣ז	te.'e.Choz	you will take hold	H270 →
בָּזֶ֔ה	ba.Zeh	on this	H2088 →
וְגַם־	ve.gam-	and also	H1571 →
מִזֶּ֖ה	mi.Zeh	from this	H2088 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תַּנַּ֣ח	ta.Nach	you give rest to	H5117 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יָדֶ֑ךָ	ya.De.kha	hand your	H3027 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
יְרֵ֥א	ye.Re'	[one] fearing	H3373 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	'E.lo.Him	<of> God	H430 →
יֵצֵ֥א	ye.Tze'	he will go out	H3318 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כֻּלָּֽם׃	ku.Lam	all of them	H3605 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:10–11
  Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
- Isaiah 55:10
  For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
- Haggai 1:6–11
  You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into…
- Hosea 10:12
  Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6
  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Through
Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:12
  And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your…
- Micah 6:8
  He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Through
Malachi 4:2
“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
leads to
- Jeremiah 33:6
  Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Ecclesiastes

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Ecclesiastes