Old Testament · VERSE 7

Ecclesiastes 7:7

King James Version

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:7 in context

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Ecclesiastes 7:6

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

Ecclesiastes 7:7SELECTED VERSE

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

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

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