Ecclesiastes 7:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Don’t say, “Life was better in the ‘good old days.’ What happened?” Wisdom does not lead us to ask that question.

Cross References

Judges 6:13

Then Gideon said, “Pardon me, sir, but if the Lord is with us, why are we having so many troubles? We heard that he did wonderful things for our ancestors. They tell us that the Lord took them out of Egypt. But now it seems the Lord has left us and is letting the Midianites defeat us.”

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says: “People of Israel, you say that I divorced your mother, Jerusalem. But where is the legal paper that proves I divorced her? My children, did I owe money to someone? Did I sell you to pay a debt? No, you were sold because of the bad things you did. Your mother was sent away because of the bad things you did.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t become angry quickly, because anger is foolish.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom is better if you also have property. Wise people will get more than enough wealth.