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Ecclesiastes 5 – King James Version (KJV)

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Your Attitude Toward God

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Ecc 5:1 - Keep^H8104 thy foot^H7272 when^H834 thou goest^H3212 to^H413 the house^H1004 of God,^H430 and be more ready^H7138 to hear,^H8085 than to give^H5414 the^H3684^➔ sacrifice of^H2077 fools:^➔^H3684 for^H3588 they^H369^➔ consider^H3045 not^➔^H369 that they do^H6213 evil.^H7451

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:2

Ecc 5:2 - Be^H926^➔ not^H408 rash^➔^H926 with^H5921 thy mouth,^H6310 and^H3820^➔ let^H4116^➔ not^H408 thine heart^➔^H3820 be hasty^➔^H4116 to utter^H3318 any thing^H1697 before^H6440 God:^H430 for^H3588 God^H430 is in heaven,^H8064 and thou^H859 upon^H5921 earth:^H776 therefore^H5921^H3651 let^H1961^➔ thy words^H1697 be^➔^H1961 few.^H4592

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:3

Ecc 5:3 - For^H3588 a dream^H2472 cometh^H935 through the multitude^H7230 of business;^H6045 and a^H6963^➔ fool's^H3684 voice^➔^H6963 is known by multitude^H7230 of words.^H1697

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:4

Ecc 5:4 - When^H834 thou vowest^H5087 a vow^H5088 unto God,^H430 defer^H309 not^H408 to pay it;^H7999 for^H3588 he hath no^H369 pleasure^H2656 in fools:^H3684 pay^H7999 that which^H834 thou hast vowed.^H5087

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:5

Ecc 5:5 - Better^H2896 is it that^H834 thou shouldest^H5087^➔ not^H3808 vow,^➔^H5087 than that thou shouldest vow^H5087 and not^H3808 pay.^H7999

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:6

Ecc 5:6 - Suffer^H5414 not^H408 thy mouth^H6310 to cause^H2398^➔ thy flesh^H1320 to sin;^➔^H2398 neither^H408 say thou^H559 before^H6440 the angel,^H4397 that^H3588 it^H1931 was an error:^H7684 wherefore^H4100 should^H7107^➔ God^H430 be angry^➔^H7107 at^H5921 thy voice,^H6963 and destroy^H2254 the work^H4639 of thine hands?^H3027

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Ecc 5:7 - For^H3588 in the multitude^H7230 of dreams^H2472 and^H1697^➔ many^H7235 words^➔^H1697 there are also^H1892^➔ divers vanities:^➔^H1892 but^H3588 fear thou^H3372 God.^H430

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Ecc 5:8 - If^H518 thou seest^H7200 the oppression^H6233 of the poor,^H7326 and violent^H1499 perverting of judgment^H4941 and justice^H6664 in a province,^H4082 marvel^H8539 not^H408 at^H5921 the matter:^H2656 for^H3588 he that is higher^H1364 than^H5921 the highest^H1364 regardeth;^H8104 and there be higher^H1364 than they.^H5921

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:9

Ecc 5:9 - Moreover the profit^H3504 of the earth^H776 is^H1931 for all:^H3605 the king^H4428 himself is served^H5647 by the field.^H7704

The Folly of Riches

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Ecc 5:10 - He that loveth^H157 silver^H3701 shall^H7646^➔ not^H3808 be satisfied^➔^H7646 with silver;^H3701 nor^H3808 he that loveth^H157 abundance^H1995 with increase:^H8393 this^H2088 is also^H1571 vanity.^H1892

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:11

Ecc 5:11 - When goods^H2896 increase,^H7235 they are increased^H7235 that eat them:^H398 and what^H4100 good^H3788 is there to the owners thereof,^H1167 saving^H3588^H518 the beholding^H7207 of them with their eyes?^H5869

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:12

Ecc 5:12 - The sleep^H8142 of a labouring man^H5647 is sweet,^H4966 whether^H518 he eat^H398 little^H4592 or^H518 much:^H7235 but the abundance^H7647 of the rich^H6223 will^H3240^➔ not^H369 suffer^➔^H3240 him to sleep.^H3462

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:13

Ecc 5:13 - There is^H3426 a^H7451^➔ sore^H2470 evil^➔^H7451 which I have seen^H7200 under^H8478 the sun,^H8121 namely, riches^H6239 kept^H8104 for the owners thereof^H1167 to their hurt.^H7451

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:14

Ecc 5:14 - But^H6^➔ those^H1931 riches^H6239 perish^➔^H6 by^H6045^➔ evil^H7451 travail:^➔^H6045 and he begetteth^H3205 a son,^H1121 and^H369^➔ there is nothing^➔^H369 in his hand.^H3027

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:15

Ecc 5:15 - As^H834 he came forth^H3318 of^H990^➔ his mother's^H517 womb,^➔^H990 naked^H6174 shall he return^H7725 to go^H3212 as he came,^H935 and^H3972 shall take^H5375 nothing^H3808 of his labour,^H5999 which he may carry away^H3212 in his hand.^H3027

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:16

Ecc 5:16 - And^H1571^➔ this^H2090 also^➔^H1571 is a^H7451^➔ sore^H2470 evil,^➔^H7451 that in all^H3605 points^H5980 as he came,^H935 so^H3651 shall he go:^H3212 and what^H4100 profit^H3504 hath he that hath laboured^H5998 for the wind?^H7307

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Ecc 5:17 - All^H3605 his days^H3117 also^H1571 he eateth^H398 in darkness,^H2822 and^H3707^➔ he hath much^H7235 sorrow^➔^H3707 and^H2483^➔ wrath^H7110 with his sickness.^➔^H2483

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:18

Ecc 5:18 - Behold^H2009 that which^H834 I^H589 have seen:^H7200 it is good^H2896 and comely^H3303 for one to eat^H398 and to drink,^H8354 and to enjoy^H7200 the good^H2896 of all^H3605 his labour^H5999 that he taketh^H5998 under^H8478 the sun^H8121 all^H4557 the days^H3117 of his life,^H2416 which^H834 God^H430 giveth^H5414 him: for^H3588 it^H1931 is his portion.^H2506

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:19

Ecc 5:19 - Every^H3605 man^H120 also^H1571 to whom^H834 God^H430 hath given^H5414 riches^H6239 and wealth,^H5233 and hath given him power^H7980 to eat^H398 thereof,^H4480 and to take^H5375 his portion,^H2506 and to rejoice^H8055 in his labour;^H5999 this^H1931 is the gift^H4991 of God.^H430

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:20

Ecc 5:20 - For^H3588 he shall^H2142^➔ not^H3808 much^H7235 remember^➔^H2142 the days^H3117 of his life;^H2416 because^H3588 God^H430 answereth^H6031 him in the joy^H8057 of his heart.^H3820

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