Ecclesiastes 7:14

God's Word

When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:47

If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they’ve done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,’

Job 2:10

He said to her, “You’re talking like a godless fool. We accept the good that God gives us. Shouldn’t we also accept the bad?” Through all this Job’s lips did not utter one sinful word.

Psalm 119:71

It was good that I had to suffer in order to learn your laws.

Psalm 40:3

He placed a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see this and worship. They will trust the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

He never stops talking. No one knows what the future will bring, or what will happen after ⌞death⌟. Who can say!

Ecclesiastes 11:9

You young people should enjoy yourselves while you’re young. You should let your hearts make you happy when you’re young. Follow wherever your heart leads you and whatever your eyes see. But realize that God will make you give an account for all these things when he judges everyone.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

After having heard it all, this is the conclusion: Fear God, and keep his commands, because this applies to everyone.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Absolutely pointless!” says the spokesman. “Everything is pointless!”

Ecclesiastes 3:22

I saw that there’s nothing better for people to do than to enjoy their work because that is their lot ⌞in life⌟. Who will allow them to see what will happen after them?

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to cry and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Ecclesiastes 5:17

They spend their entire lives in darkness, in constant frustration, sickness, and resentment.

Ecclesiastes 8:7

They don’t know what the future will bring. So who can tell them how things will turn out?

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go, enjoy eating your food, and drink your wine cheerfully, because God has already accepted what you’ve done.

Isaiah 26:11

O Lord, your power is visible, but they do not see it. They will see how devoted your people are, and they will be put to shame. Your burning anger will destroy your enemies.

Isaiah 42:25

So he poured out his burning anger and the horrors of war on them. It engulfed them in flames, but they did not understand. It burned them, but they did not take it to heart.

Jeremiah 23:20

The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.

Lamentations 3:38

Both good and bad come from the mouth of the Most High God.

Micah 6:9

The voice of the Lord calls out to the city. (The fear of your name is wisdom.) “Listen, you tribe assembled in the city.

Matthew 9:13

Learn what this means: ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices.’ I’ve come to call sinners, not people who think they have God’s approval.”

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the disciples in these cities and encouraged the disciples to remain faithful. Paul and Barnabas told them, “We must suffer a lot to enter God’s kingdom.”

Deuteronomy 26:11

Then you, the Levites, and the foreigners who live among you can enjoy all the good things which the Lord your God has given you and your family.

Deuteronomy 28:47

You didn’t serve the Lord your God with a joyful and happy heart when you had so much.

Deuteronomy 8:3

So he made you suffer from hunger and then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had seen before. He did this to teach you that a person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that the Lord speaks.

Deuteronomy 8:5

Learn this lesson by heart: The Lord your God was disciplining you as parents discipline their children.

James 5:13

If any of you are having trouble, pray. If you are happy, sing psalms.