Daily Devotional

Equal opportunity for all human beings: Deathverses 1-2

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this

that the righteous – and the wise – and their works

are in the hand of God

No man knows either love or hatred by all that is

before them

All things come alike to all – there … Read More

Statement of the importance of wisdomverse 1

Who is as the wise man? – Who knows the interpretation of a thing?

a man’s wisdom makes his face to shine

AND the boldness of his face shall be changed

Statement of the importance obedience to rulerverses 2-6

I counsel you to keep the king’s commandment

AND that in regard … Read More

Proper use of timeverses 1-4

A good name is better than precious ointment

AND the day of death than the day of one’s birth

It is better to go to the house of mourning

than to go to the house of feasting

for that is the end of all men

AND the living will lay it to his heart… Read More

Great wealth without enjoymentverses 1-2

There is an EVIL which I have seen under the sun

            AND it is common among men

                         a man to whom God hath given riches

wealth – honor

                        so that he wants nothing

for his soul of all he desires

            YET God gives him not power to eat thereof           

                        BUT a stranger eats it … Read More

Proper prayer and sacrifices necessary for true worshipverses 1-3

Keep your foot when you go to the house of God

AND be more ready to hear

THAN to give the sacrifice of FOOLS

for they consider not that they do EVIL

Be not rash with your mouth

AND let not your heart be hasty to utter anything before God… Read More

Oppression is part of lifeverses 1-3

So I returned AND considered all the oppression

that are done under the sun

AND behold tears of such as were oppressed

            AND they had no COMFORTER

AND on the side of their oppressors there was power

            BUT they had no comforter

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead

more than … Read More

Time for everything in lifeverses 1-8

To everything there is a season

AND time to every purpose under the heaven

a time to be born – and a time to die

a time to plant – pluck up that which is planted

a time to kill – and a time to heal

a time to break down – and … Read More

Solomon tried pleasure to satisfyverses 1-3

I said in mine heart

Go to now – I will prove you with mirth

therefore enjoy pleasure

and – behold – this also is vanity

I said of laughter

It is mad – of mirth – What does it?

I sought in mine heart to give myself to wine

YET acquainting mine … Read More

Solomon’s authors another bookverses 1-3

The words of the Preacher (Solomon)

the son of David

king of Jerusalem

Vanity of vanities – says the Preacher

vanity of vanities all is vanity

What profit hath a man of all his labor

which he takes under the sun?

Times and seasons remain the sameverses 4-8

One generation passes away

AND … Read More