Ecclesiastes 7:7
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.”Ecclesiastes 7:7
What Does Ecclesiastes 7:7 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:7 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 7, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 7:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 16:19“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.”Exodus 23:8“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”Proverbs 17:23“A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.”Deuteronomy 28:33“The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:”Deuteronomy 28:65“And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:”1 Samuel 8:3“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”Proverbs 17:8“A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.”Ecclesiastes 4:1“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”Isaiah 1:23“Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.”1 Samuel 21:13“And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.”1 Samuel 12:3“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.”Isaiah 33:15“He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;”1 Samuel 21:14“Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?”Hosea 4:11“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.”
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