Ecclesiastes 7:10
7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. wisely: Heb. out of wisdom
KJV
Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Say not you, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this. ¶
What does Ecclesiastes 7:10 mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:10 is a verse in the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn), יוֹם (yôwm). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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HENRY_FULL · Ecclesiastes 7:10
Job 27:10Deuteronomy 4:32
Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
Luke 18:1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Colossians 4:2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Ecclesiastes 7:10.
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night
Genesis 1:18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die
Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
Genesis 26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Genesis 3:14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Frequently asked questions
What does Ecclesiastes 7:10 say?
Ecclesiastes 7:10 (King James Version) reads: "Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. wisely: Heb. out of wisdom"
Is Ecclesiastes 7:10 in the Old or New Testament?
Ecclesiastes 7:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes.
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