Ecclesiastes 7:14
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
In the day of prosperity be joyful,.... Or, "in a good day" (q). When things go well in the commonwealth, in a man's…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Good and prosperous days are in God’s design special times of comfort and rejoicing: the days of affliction and trouble,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 7:11-22
Solomon, in these verses, recommends wisdom to us as the best antidote against those distempers of mind which we are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
In the day of prosperity be joyful Literally, In the day of good, be in good, i.e.use it as it should be used. True…
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