Ecclesiastes 7:18

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“It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that don’t withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come out of them all.”

— WEB

“It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.”

— KJV

“It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.”

— ASV

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Malachi 4:2 "But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the …"
Ecclesiastes 12:13 "This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man."
Ecclesiastes 11:6 "In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, o…"
Luke 1:50 "His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him."
Ecclesiastes 8:12 "Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are…"
Luke 11:42 "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these,…"
Psalms 145:19-20 "He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them."
Proverbs 4:25-27 "Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you."

Commentary

this . . . this--the two opposite excesses (Ecc 7:16-17), fanatical, self-wise righteousness, and presumptuous, foolhardy wickedness. he that feareth God shall come forth of them all--shall escape all such extremes (Pro 3:7).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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