1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.[ † ]Proverbs 22:1Ecclesiastes 4:2 2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.[ † ]Psalms 90:12 3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.[ † ]2 Corinthians 7:10 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.[ † ]Psalms 141:5Proverbs 13:18Proverbs 15:31-32 6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.[ † ]Ecclesiastes 2:2 7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.[ † ]Exodus 23:8Deuteronomy 16:19Proverbs 17:8-23
8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.[ † ]Proverbs 14:29Galatians 5:22Ephesians 4:2 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.[ † ]Proverbs 14:17James 1:19 10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.[ † ]Ecclesiastes 11:7 12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.[ † ]Ecclesiastes 9:18Proverbs 3:18 13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?[ † ]Job 12:14 14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.[ † ]Deuteronomy 28:47
15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.[ † ]Ecclesiastes 8:12-14 16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?[ † ]Proverbs 25:16Philippians 3:6Romans 12:3 17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?[ † ]Job 15:32Psalms 55:23 18It 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.[ † ]Ecclesiastes 3:14Ecclesiastes 5:7Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.[ † ]Proverbs 21:22Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.[ † ]1 Kings 8:462 Chronicles 6:36Proverbs 20:9Romans 3:231 John 1:8 21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.[ † ]Romans 1:22 24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?[ † ]Job 28:121 Timothy 6:16Romans 11:33 25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things , and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:[ † ]Ecclesiastes 1:17 26and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.[ † ]Proverbs 5:3-4 27Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:[ † ]Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 28which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.[ † ]Job 33:23 29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.[ † ]Genesis 1:27Genesis 3:6-7