Ecclesiastes 7:18
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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.It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
In other translations
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.It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
Hebrew words
טוֹבtov[is] goodH2896אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834תֶּאֱחֹזte'echozyou will take holdH270בָּזֶהbazehon thisH2088וְגַם־vegam-and alsoH1571מִזֶּהmizehfrom thisH2088אַל־'al-may notH408תַּנַּחtanachyou give rest toH5117אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יָדֶךָyadekhahand yourH3027כִּי־ki-forH3588יְרֵאyere'[one] fearingH3373אֱלֹהִים'elohim<of> GodH430יֵצֵאyetze'he will go outH3318אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כֻּלָּם׃kulamall of themH3605
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Related verses
- Ecclesiastes 8:12Though 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:Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6In 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.Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Malachi 4:2But 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.“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
- Luke 1:50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
- Luke 11:42But 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.Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
- Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.
- Psalm 145:19-2019 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. 20 The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
- Proverbs 8:20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
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