Ecclesiastes 7:10
What does Ecclesiastes 7:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 7:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Be not quickly angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 6:11
And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
- Isaiah 50:1
Thus saith Jehovah, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.
- Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- Romans 3:9
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;
- Jeremiah 44:17
But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
- Judges 6:13
And Gideon said unto him, Oh, my lord, if Jehovah is with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? but now Jehovah hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.
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