Ecclesiastes 7:18
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.”Ecclesiastes 7:18
What Does Ecclesiastes 7:18 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:18 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 7, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Fear of God, and Courage.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 7:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 31:30“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”Ecclesiastes 5:7“For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.”Proverbs 14:26“In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.”Nehemiah 2:20“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”Proverbs 29:25“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”Proverbs 12:13“The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.”Ecclesiastes 8:12“Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:”Ecclesiastes 11:6“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.”Ecclesiastes 12:13“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”Malachi 4:2“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”Ecclesiastes 3:14“I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.”Luke 1:50“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.”Luke 11:42“But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”Psalms 25:12“What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.”Psalms 145:19“He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.”Proverbs 8:20“I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:”Ecclesiastes 9:2“All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.”Jeremiah 32:40“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”1 Kings 18:12“And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.”Proverbs 4:25“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.”
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