Berean Standard Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:8-14

8The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,for anger settles in the lap of a fool.110Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good,and it benefits those who see the sun.12For wisdom, like money, is a shelter,and the advantage of knowledgeis that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

13Consider the work of God:Who can straighten what He has bent?14In the day of prosperity, be joyful,but in the day of adversity, consider this:God has made one of these along with the other,so that a man cannot discoveranything that will come after him.

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Notes

1. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Hebrew in the bosom of fools ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings