Ecclesiastes 7:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ecclesiastes 7:18 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“<FI> It is<Fi> good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:18 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 25:12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
- Proverbs 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
- Proverbs 12:21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14I 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.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12Although 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 11:6Sow 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.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13When 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.
- Jeremiah 32:40I 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.
- Malachi 4:2“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 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
- Luke 11:42Woe 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.
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