"{It is} good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God…" — Ecclesiastes 7:18

Ecclesiastes 7:18 · KJV

“{It 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 7:18

Verse 17

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? {before...: Heb. not in thy time?}

Verse 19

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty {men} which are in the city.

Ecclesiastes 7 — Context

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? {destroy...: Heb. be desolate?}

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? {before...: Heb. not in thy time?}

{It 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.

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty {men} which are in the city.

For {there is} not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this {is} the whole {duty} of man. {Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}

Malachi 4:2

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his {days} be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both {shall be} alike good. {shall prosper: Heb. shall be right}

Luke 1:50

And his mercy {is} on them that fear him from generation to generation.

Luke 11:42

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Proverbs 8:20

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: {lead: or, walk}

Proverbs 4:25-27

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.