October 10 Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 (ESV) 15 In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. 16 Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? 17 Be not overly [...]
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October 10 Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
Posted: October 10, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Ecclesiastes, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ecclesiastes, October 10 Ecclesiastes 7:15-29, October Bible Readings, Scripture
For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
Posted: October 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ecclesiastes, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Ecclesiastes, For who can make straight what He has made crooked?, God is sovereign, God's sovereignty, Scripture
Ecclesiastes 7:13 Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? We don’t think of God making things crooked. Instead, we usually think of it being a mistake. But God doesn’t make mistakes. And God is sovereign. When we see things that are “crooked,” or not as we think they [...]
October 9 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14
Posted: October 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Ecclesiastes, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ecclesiastes, October 9 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 9 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 (ESV) The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, [...]
October 8 Ecclesiastes 6
Posted: October 8, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Ecclesiastes, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ecclesiastes, October 8 Ecclesiastes 6, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 8 Ecclesiastes 6 (ESV) 6:1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: 2 a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger [...]
Satisfaction of the Rich and Famous?
Posted: October 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ecclesiastes, OctoberTags: being satisfied in God, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ecclesiastes, Satisfaction of the Rich and Famous?, Scripture, true satisfaction
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or [...]
October 7 Ecclesiastes 5
Posted: October 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Ecclesiastes, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Ecclesiastes, October 7 Ecclesiastes 5, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 7 Ecclesiastes 5 (ESV) Fear God 5:1 [1] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. 2 [2] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be [...]
A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Posted: October 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ecclesiastes, OctoberTags: A threefold cord is not quickly broken., A Wedding Blessing, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ecclesiastes, Scripture
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm [...]
October 6 Ecclesiastes 4
Posted: October 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Ecclesiastes, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ecclesiastes, October 6 Ecclesiastes 4, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 6 Ecclesiastes 4 (ESV) Evil Under the Sun 4:1 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. 2 And I [...]
Both righteousness and wisdom are achieved through the fear of God.
Posted: October 10, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ecclesiastes, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Both righteousness and wisdom are achieved through the fear of God., daily Bible, Ecclesiastes, fear of God, fearing God, righteousness, Scripture, wisdom
Ecclesiastes 7:15-18 In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? Be not overly wicked, neither be [...]