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Verse 19. _WISDOM STRENGTHENETH THE WISE_] One wise, thoroughly
learned, and scientific man, may be of more use in fortifying and
defending a city, than ten _princes_. Witness the case of _Syracuse_,...
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PART II. CHAPTER S 7-12
1. The Good Advice of the Natural Man, Discouragement and Failure
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The better things (Ecclesiastes 7:1)_
2. The anomalies (Ecclesiastes 7:15)
3. The strength...
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PROVERBS AND REFLECTIONS. After asking, What is good for man in life?
(Ecclesiastes 6:12), Qoheleth gives us advice as to what a man may do
by way of mitigating his worries. First of all it is advisab...
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THE WISE. a wise man....
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_Wisdom strengtheneth the wise_ The fact that the DEBATER had not
forgotten that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"
(Proverbs 1:7; Psalms 111:10; Job 28:21) serves as the connecting lin...
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WISDOM STRENGTHENETH THE WISE— _That wisdom_ (see Ecclesiastes
7:18.) _will strengthen the wise, more than ten princes which are in a
city._ From the 16th to the 20th verse we have the _fourth advice....
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3. Wisdom leads to proper attitudes and conduct. Ecclesiastes 7:19-22
a. Wisdom strengthens the wise. Ecclesiastes 7:19
TEXT 7:19
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Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a...
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Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in
the city.
WISDOM - Hebrew, "The wisdom," i:e., the true wisdom, religion ().
STRENGTHENETH THE WISE ... - i:e., able and valian...
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PRACTICAL APHORISMS
1-6. Things useful to remember in life. The writer has just warned as
that we cannot rely on either the present or the future. We can,
however, guide ourselves in the conduct of l...
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WISDOM STRENGTHENED] There is a power greater than brute force.
23-28. Wisdom eludes the grasp. Sweeping condemnation of the female
sex....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 7
The Teacher does not continue to ask questions. Instead, he uses many
special sent...
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MIGHTY MEN. — The word is translated “governor” Genesis 42:6,
and so see Ecclesiastes 10:5; see also Ecclesiastes 8:8. The preacher
returns to the topic of...
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הַֽ חָכְמָ֖ה תָּעֹ֣ז לֶ † חָכָ֑ם מֵֽ...
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THIRD SECTION
The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean
Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1
IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
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The preacher now proceeded to the inculcation of indifference toward
all the facts of life as the only attitude which is in the least
likely to be satisfactory. This he did, first, by a series of maxi...
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_From him. Who is otherwise withdrawn, &c. Hebrew, "take hold of this,
and not neglect that: for he who feareth God, will walk with all
them." He will avoid all extremes both of virtue and vice. (Calm...
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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. (19) Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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WISDOM STRENGTHENETH THE WISE,.... Against such extremes as before
mentioned; it is a guard about him, as well as a guide unto him; it is
a defence unto him, as before observed, Ecclesiastes 7:12; and...
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Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] which are in
the city.
Ver. 19. _Wisdom strengtheneth the wise, &c._] Prudence excelleth
puissance, and counsel valour. This made Agamemnon se...
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_It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this_ Embrace and
practise this counsel last given. _Also from this withdraw not thy
hand_ From the practice of the preceding advice: _for he that feareth...
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Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in
the city, for true wisdom, which flows from the fear of God, is more
effective in protecting its owner than all outward show of migh...
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A SPIRIT OF SORROW OVER SIN AND ITS ALLUREMENTS...
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"WISDOM STRENGTHENS. WISE MAN MORE THAN TEN RULERS WHO ARE IN. CITY."
Which should remind us that character does matter! And that wisdom is
often more beneficial and effective than brute force. Wisdom...
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11-22 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea better. It shelters
from the storms and scorching heat of trouble. Wealth will not
lengthen out the natural life; but true wisdom will give spiritual
li...
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WISDOM; true wisdom, which is always joined with the fear of God, and
which teacheth a man to keep close to the rule of his duty, without
turning either to the right hand or to the left. STRENGTHENETH...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICAL WISDOM (ECCLESIASTES 7:11).
Wisdom As A Defence (Ecclesiastes 7:11).
Having wisdom is a good foundation for life, for it provides a form of
defence in times of trouble, a...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF WISDOM IN ALL THINGS (ECCLESIASTES 7:19).
Ecclesiastes 7:19
‘Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are
in a city.'
Ten is regularly used to mean ‘a number o...
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CHAPTER 7 IT IS GOOD TO BE AWARE OF DEATH, TO LISTEN TO REBUKE, TO
BEHAVE WISELY, EVEN THOUGH LIFE IS UNFAIR. BUT THE WORLD IS FULL OF
WICKEDNESS.
The emphasis of the book from now on includes the tho...
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Ecclesiastes 7:19-8
Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of
life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but
failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
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Ecclesiastes 7 and ECCLESIASTES 8:1
I. The endeavour to secure a competence may be not lawful only, but
most laudable, since God means us to make the best of the capacities
He has given us and the opp...
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CONTENTS: Prudence recommended as a means of avoiding much of the
vanity and vexation of the world.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: The best way to save ourselves from the vexation which the
v...
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Ecclesiastes 7:1. _A good name is better than precious ointment._
Shem, a name; shemen, ointment. The reference is to the embalming of
bodies with ointment. See Genesis 48. Wisdom and virtue outlive t...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 7:16. BE NOT RIGHTEOUS OVER MUCH; NEITHER MAKE THYSELF
OVERWISE] This is not intended to inculcate carelessness in moral
conduct, nor as a beatitude upon ignorance. The m...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 7:1
Ecclesiastes 12:8.—Division II. DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED
EXPERIENCES IN THE
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Tonight we want to return again to the book of Ecclesiastes beginning
with chapter 7. And as we return to the book of Ecclesiastes, again,
it is important that we make note of the fact that the book o...
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2 Samuel 20:16; Colossians 1:9; Ecclesiastes 9:15; Proverbs 21:22;...
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Strengthen — Supports him in, and secures him against troubles and
dangers....