Ecclesiastes 7:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 7:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 7:2 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It 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 th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — KJV
“It 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.”
— Ecclesiastes 7:2 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:2 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:2
“Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. regard: Heb. lay it to his heart Nabal: that is, Fool”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:2: end, men, lay
“It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:2: house, than, end
“But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. did help...: Heb. strengthened them”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:2: than, end, lay
“Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:2: better, house, than
“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:2: better, than, end
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