1A good name is better than precious perfume, and the day of one’s death than the day of his birth.

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Revelation 14:13, Proverbs 22:1, Revelation 14:13, Proverbs 22:1, Ecclesiastes 4:2

2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to heart.

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Psalms 90:12, Psalms 90:12, Deuteronomy 32:29, Deuteronomy 32:29, Deuteronomy 32:46

3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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2 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Corinthians 7:11, 2 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Corinthians 7:11, Romans 5:3

4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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Luke 7:12, Luke 7:13, Matthew 8:14, Matthew 8:16, Luke 7:12

5It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

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Proverbs 15:31, Proverbs 15:32, Proverbs 15:31, Proverbs 15:32, Psalms 141:5

6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool. This also is vanity.

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Psalms 118:12, Psalms 58:9, Psalms 118:12, Psalms 58:9, Ecclesiastes 2:2

7Surely the gain of oppression maketh a wise man foolish, and a gift corrupteth the understanding.

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Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 16:19, Exodus 23:8, Exodus 23:8, Proverbs 17:23

8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. Better is the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit.

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Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 10:36, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 14:29, 1 Peter 1:13

9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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James 1:19, James 1:19, Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 14:17, Ephesians 4:26

10Say not, "What is the cause that the former days were better than these?" For thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

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Judges 6:13, Judges 6:13, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Romans 1:22

11Wisdom is as good as an estate? yea, it hath an advantage over it for them that see the sun.

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Ecclesiastes 11:7, Ecclesiastes 11:7, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:19, 1 Timothy 6:17

12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence. But knowledge hath the advantage. For wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

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Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 8:35, Proverbs 2:7, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 8:35

13Consider the work of God! Who can make straight that which he hath made crooked?

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Ecclesiastes 1:15, Ecclesiastes 1:15, Job 12:14, Job 12:14, Isaiah 5:12

14In the day of prosperity be joyful; but look for a day of adversity! for this also, as well as the other, hath God appointed, to the end that a man should not find out any thing which shall be after him.

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Ecclesiastes 3:22, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Ecclesiastes 3:22, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Ecclesiastes 12:13

15All this have I seen in my days of vanity. There are righteous men who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked men who live long in their wickedness.

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Ecclesiastes 8:12, Ecclesiastes 8:14, Ecclesiastes 8:12, Ecclesiastes 8:14, Ecclesiastes 6:12

16Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself over-wise! Why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

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Romans 12:3, Romans 12:3, Proverbs 25:16, Proverbs 25:16, Colossians 2:18

17Be not overmuch wicked; neither be thou a fool! Why shouldst thou die before thy time?

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Proverbs 10:27, Proverbs 10:27, Job 22:16, Psalms 55:23, Job 22:16

18It is good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yea, also, from that withdraw not thy hand. For he that feareth God shall escape all those things.

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Ecclesiastes 12:13, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Luke 11:42, Malachi 4:2

19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men who are in the city.

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Proverbs 21:22, Colossians 1:9, Colossians 1:11, Proverbs 21:22, Colossians 1:9

20Truly there is not a righteous man upon the earth who doeth good and sinneth not.

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Romans 3:23, Romans 3:23, Isaiah 53:6, Isaiah 53:6, James 3:2

21Give no heed to all the words which are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee!

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Proverbs 30:10, Proverbs 30:10, Isaiah 29:21, Isaiah 29:21, 2 Samuel 16:10

22For many times thine own heart knoweth also that even thou thyself hast cursed others.

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1 Kings 2:44, Matthew 18:32, Matthew 18:35, John 8:7, John 8:9

23All this have I tried by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.

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Romans 1:22, Romans 1:22, 1 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Kings 3:11

24That which is far off and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

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Romans 11:33, Romans 11:33, Isaiah 55:8, Isaiah 55:9, 1 Timothy 6:16

25I applied my mind earnestly to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and intelligence, and to know wickedness and folly, yea, foolishness and madness.

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Ecclesiastes 10:13, Ecclesiastes 10:13, 2 Peter 3:3, 2 Peter 3:9, Joshua 7:13

26And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

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Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 5:5, Proverbs 5:3

27Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, putting one thing to another to find knowledge.

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Ecclesiastes 12:8, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Ecclesiastes 12:8, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Ecclesiastes 1:1

28That which my soul hath hitherto sought, and I have not found, is this: a man among a thousand I have found, but a woman among a thousand have I not found.

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1 Kings 11:1, 1 Kings 11:3, Job 33:23, 1 Kings 11:1, 1 Kings 11:3

29Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.

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Jeremiah 4:22, Jeremiah 4:22, Titus 3:3, Titus 3:3, Genesis 1:26