Ecclesiastes 5:7
If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.
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Referenced Verses
- Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
- Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.
- Eccl 8:12 : 12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.
- Prov 23:17 : 17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;
- Eccl 3:14 : 14 I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.
- Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support. 11 See, all you who make a fire, arming yourselves with burning branches: go in the flame of your fire, and among the branches you have put a light to. This will you have from my hand, you will make your bed in sorrow.
- Matt 12:36 : 36 And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
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- Eccl 5:1-66 verses84%
1 Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
2 As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
3 When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.
4 It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.
5 Let not your mouth make your flesh do evil. And say not before the angel, It was an error. So that God may not be angry with your words and put an end to the work of your hands.
6 Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.
- Job 33:14-152 verses74%
14 For God gives his word in one way, even in two, and man is not conscious of it:
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;
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14 Then you send dreams to me, and visions of fear;
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8 It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.
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5 I saw a dream which was a cause of great fear to me; I was troubled by the images of my mind on my bed, and by the visions of my head.
- Eccl 7:21-222 verses71%
21 Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.
22 Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.
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13 In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,
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19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
- Eccl 7:16-183 verses71%
16 Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?
17 Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?
18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.
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8 For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Do not let yourselves be tricked by the prophets who are among you, and the readers of signs, and give no attention to their dreams which they may have;
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16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
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4 Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.
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9 What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
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5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
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11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?
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6 One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.
- Eccl 12:12-132 verses68%
12 And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.
13 This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
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2 I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.
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6 Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
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9 That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the sense of it clear.
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28 But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:
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8 All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
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23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
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25 Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:
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6 And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.
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12 There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.
- Eccl 7:5-62 verses68%
5 It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.
6 Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
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10 Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.
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16 And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.
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2 It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep.
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23 All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.
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7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:
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6 Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
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2 The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.
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8 But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.
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10 So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.
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17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;
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10 For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.