Ecclesiastes 7:1-6; Ecclesiastes 7:11-12; Ecclesiastes 7:19

Ecclesiastes 7:1-6

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

2 It 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 his heart.

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

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

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

6 The laughter of the fool is as the crackling of thorns under a pot, and this also (the laughter or prosperity of the fool) is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 7:11-12

11 Knowledge is good with an inheritance and is the excellency of those that see the sun.

12 For knowledge is a defence, and money is a defence; but wisdom excels in that it gives life to those that have it.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

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