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Ecclesiastes 7:2–4 · BSB
7:2 It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
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Hear the word of the Lord,Ecclesiastes 7, verses 1 through 10. Better is a good name than good oil. Better is a day of one's death than the day of one's birth. Better to go to a house of mourning than to go to…
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…unhappiness is in not making the confession. Any true Christian can attest to the truth of that statement. So months ago, didn't we learn this fromEcclesiastes chapter 7 verses 2 to 4? 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, and the living will lay it to…
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…The key, the key to what Solomon is teaching here is the word better. Better. And it's found 11 times in these 10 verses. It's found 11 times inEcclesiastes chapter 7, verses 1 through 10. Now, he's not teaching here about things that are right or wrong. That's not what he's doing. He is not teaching about things that are right and…
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