Ecclesiastes 7:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 7:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 7:22 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 7:22 — KJV
“For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.”
— Ecclesiastes 7:22 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:22 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 7:22
“Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:22: also, thine, heart
“Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:22: also, thine, heart
“And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:22: thine, own, heart
“For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:22: thine, own, heart
“O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. great...: Heb. greatnesses”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:22: thine, own, heart
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