Ecclesiastes 7:4

Easy To Read Version

A wise person thinks about death,\par but a foolish person thinks only\par about having a good time.\par

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:28

Then Absalom gave this command to his servants, “Watch Amnon. When he is drunk and feeling good from the wine, I will give you the command. You must attack Amnon and kill him. Don’t be afraid of being punished. After all, you will only be obeying my command. Now, be strong and brave.”

1 Kings 20:16

At noon, King Ben Hadad and the 32 kings helping him were drinking and becoming drunk in their tents. At this time, King Ahab’s attack began.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “I should have fun—I should enjoy everything the most I can.” But I learned that this is also useless.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Sorrow is even better than laughter.\par Why? Because when our face is sad,\par our heart becomes good.\par

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to be criticized by a wise man\par than to be praised by a foolish person.\par

Isaiah 21:4

I am worried and I am shaking from fear. My pleasant evening has become a night of fear.\par

Jeremiah 51:39

Those people are acting like powerful lions.\par I will give a party for them.\par I will make them drunk.\par They will laugh and have a good time.\par And then they will sleep forever.\par They will never wake up.”\par

Jeremiah 51:57

I will make Babylon’s wise men\par and important officials drunk.\par I will make the governors, officers,\par and soldiers drunk too.\par Then they will sleep forever.\par They will never wake up.”\par The King said these things.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par

Daniel 5:30

That very same night, Belshazzar, king of the Babylonian people, was killed.

Hosea 7:5

On Our King’s Day,\par \{they make the fire hotter\}\par \{they give their drinking parties.\}\par The leaders become sick from the heat of wine.\par So the kings join hands with people\par that laugh at God.\par

Nahum 1:10

You will be completely destroyed\par like thorn bushes burning under a pot.\par You will be destroyed quickly\par like dry weeds that burn fast.\par

1 Samuel 25:36

Abigail went back to Nabal. Nabal was in the house. Nabal had been eating like a king. Nabal was drunk and feeling good. So Abigail told Nabal nothing until the next morning.

1 Samuel 30:16

The Egyptian led David to the Amalekites. They were lying around on the ground, eating and drinking. They were celebrating with the many things they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.