Ecclesiastes 7:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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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 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.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
  • Luke 11:42 : 42 But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.
  • Luke 1:50 : 50 His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.
  • Ps 25:12-14 : 12 If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure. 13 His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage. 14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
  • Ps 145:19-20 : 19 To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation. 20 The Lord will keep all his worshippers from danger; but he will send destruction on all sinners.
  • Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you. 26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered. 27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
  • Prov 8:20 : 20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:23
    76%

    23The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Eccl 7:19
    76%

    19Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

  • Eccl 7:14-17
    4 verses
    75%

    14In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.

    15These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

    16Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

    17Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

  • Eccl 3:14
    74%

    14I 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.

  • Job 28:28
    73%

    28And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Prov 14:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

    27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

  • Job 13:21
    73%

    21Take your hand far away from me; and let me not be overcome by fear of you.

  • Prov 14:16
    72%

    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 3:7
    72%

    7Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

  • Job 17:9
    72%

    9Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

  • Prov 4:13
    72%

    13Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

  • Ps 111:10
    72%

    10The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

  • Eccl 8:12
    72%

    12Though 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 28:14
    72%

    14Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

  • Prov 3:27
    72%

    27Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

  • Prov 2:5
    72%

    5Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

  • Eccl 12:13
    71%

    13This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

  • Ps 64:9
    71%

    9And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

  • Job 5:27
    71%

    27See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

  • Prov 9:10
    71%

    10The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Ps 37:27
    71%

    27Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

  • Ps 128:4
    71%

    4See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Prov 2:20
    71%

    20So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

  • Job 11:15
    71%

    15Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:

  • Eccl 5:7
    71%

    7If 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.

  • Job 36:18
    70%

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  • Heb 10:31
    70%

    31We may well go in fear of falling into the hands of the living God.

  • Job 24:22
    70%

    22But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

  • Job 15:4
    70%

    4Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.

  • Eccl 8:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

    3Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

  • Prov 19:8
    70%

    8He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Eccl 7:11
    70%

    11Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

  • Eccl 8:5
    70%

    5Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.

  • Prov 4:7
    70%

    7The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Job 4:6
    70%

    6Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

  • Prov 15:16
    70%

    16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

  • Deut 7:19
    70%

    19The great punishments which your eyes saw, and the signs and the wonders and the strong hand and the stretched-out arm, by which the Lord your God took you out: so will the Lord your God do to all the peoples who are the cause of your fears.

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

    20He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • Eccl 9:10
    70%

    10Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

  • Eccl 7:2
    70%

    2It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

  • Ps 25:12
    69%

    12If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.

  • Prov 1:7
    69%

    7The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Prov 24:11
    69%

    11Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.

  • Prov 3:21
    69%

    21My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

  • Prov 23:17
    69%

    17Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;