Ecclesiastes 7:4

New Century Version

A wise person thinks about death, but a fool thinks only about having a good time.

Cross References

Hosea 7:5

The kings get so drunk they get sick every day. The rulers become crazy with wine; they make agreements with those who do not know the true God.

Daniel 5:30

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

Jeremiah 51:57

I will make Babylon’s rulers and wise men drunk, and her governors, officers, and soldiers, too. Then they will sleep forever and never wake up,” says the King, whose name is the Lord All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 51:39

While they are stirred up, I will give a feast for them and make them drunk. They will shout and laugh. And they will sleep forever and never wake up!” says the Lord.

Isaiah 21:4

I am worried, and I am shaking with fear. My pleasant evening has become a night of fear.

1 Kings 20:16

They marched out at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the thirty-two rulers helping him were getting drunk in their tents.

2 Samuel 13:28

Then Absalom instructed his servants, “Watch Amnon. When he is drunk, I will tell you, ‘Kill Amnon.’ Right then, kill him! Don’t be afraid, because I have commanded you! Be strong and brave!”

1 Samuel 30:16

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

1 Samuel 25:36

When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was in the house, eating like a king. He was very drunk and in a good mood. So she told him nothing until the next morning.

Nahum 1:10

Those people will be like tangled thorns or like people drunk from their wine; they will be burned up quickly like dry weeds.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter, and sadness has a good influence on you.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.