Sermons on Ecclesiastes (Page 2)

Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 13 Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me. 14 There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it. 15 But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not…

Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him. 2 It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good…

Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 14 There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility. 15 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in…

Ecclesiastes 8:7-13 7 If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen? 8 No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it. 9 All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt. 10 So then, I have…

Ecclesiastes 7:23-29 23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. 24 What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it? 25 I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness. 26 And I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured…

Ecclesiastes 7:19-22 19 Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. 20 Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. 21 Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you. 22 For you also have realized that you likewise have many times cursed others.

Ecclesiastes 7:15-18 15 I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness. 16 Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself? 17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time? 18 It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both…

Ecclesiastes 7:7-14 7 For oppression makes a wise man mad,And a bribe corrupts the heart.8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning;Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,For anger resides in the bosom of fools.10 Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?”For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is goodAnd an advantage to those who see the sun.12 For wisdom is protection just as money…

Ecclesiastes 7:1-6 A good name is better than a good ointment,And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.2 It is better to go to a house of mourningThan to go to a house of feasting,Because that is the end of every man,And the living takes it to heart.3 Sorrow is better than laughter,For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.5 It is better to listen to the rebuke…

Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men— 2 a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction. 3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does…