Ecclesiastes 6:8
What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?
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- Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,
- Ps 101:2 : 2 I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.
- Ps 116:9 : 9 I will go before the Lord in the land of the living.
- Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
- Eccl 2:14-16 : 14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all. 15 Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose. 16 Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
- Eccl 5:11 : 11 The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.
- Luke 1:6 : 6 They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
- 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
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- Eccl 2:11-166 verses81%
11 Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
12 And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.
13 Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.
14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.
15 Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.
16 Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
- Eccl 6:9-124 verses80%
9 What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
10 That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.
11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?
12 Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?
- Eccl 6:5-73 verses79%
5 Yes, it saw not the sun, and it had no knowledge; it is better with this than with the other.
6 And though he goes on living a thousand years twice over and does not see good, are not the two going to the same place?
7 All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.
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19 And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.
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16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.
- Eccl 2:21-222 verses77%
21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.
22 What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?
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1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
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3 What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
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6 Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.
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16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
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21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
- Eccl 2:25-262 verses75%
25 Who may take food or have pleasure without him?
26 To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
- Eccl 10:14-152 verses74%
14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
15 The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
- Eccl 8:16-172 verses74%
16 When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),
17 Then I saw all the work of God, and that man may not get knowledge of the work which is done under the sun; because, if a man gives hard work to the search he will not get knowledge, and even if the wise man seems to be coming to the end of his search, still he will be without knowledge.
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8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
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10 For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
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8 All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
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4 The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.
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17 And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
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11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
- Eccl 6:1-22 verses74%
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;
2 A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.
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24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
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3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
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6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
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3 Yes, happier than the dead or the living seemed he who has not ever been, who has not seen the evil which is done under the sun.
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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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8 It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.
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24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
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16 All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.
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12 Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
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9 What profit has the worker in the work which he does?
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16 There was no end of all the people, of all those whose head he was, but they who come later will have no delight in him. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
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22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?
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1 Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.
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7 No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?