Daily Bible GNT September 7 Verses

Thoughts about Life

Ecclesiastes 7 A good reputation is better than expensive perfume; and the day you die is better than the day you are born.

²It is better to go to a home where there is mourning than to one where there is a party, because the living should always remind themselves that death is waiting for us all.

³Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.

⁴Someone who is always thinking about happiness is a fool. A wise person thinks about death.

⁵It is better to have wise people reprimand you than to have stupid people sing your praises.

⁶When a fool laughs, it is like thorns crackling in a fire. It doesn't mean a thing.

⁷You may be wise, but if you cheat someone, you are acting like a fool. If you take a bribe, you ruin your character.

⁸The end of something is better than its beginning.

Patience is better than pride.

⁹Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbor a grudge.

¹⁰Never ask, "Oh, why were things so much better in the old days?" It's not an intelligent question.

¹¹Everyone who lives ought to be wise; it is as good as receiving an inheritance ¹²and will give you as much security as money can. Wisdom keeps you safe--this is the advantage of knowledge.

¹³Think about what God has done. How can anyone straighten out what God has made crooked? ¹⁴When things are going wellTfor you, be glad, and when trouble comes, just remember: God sends both happiness and trouble; you never know what is going to happen next.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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