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Ecclesiastes 7:2
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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.
About Ecclesiastes 7:2
Few verses address Prolonged Mourning in the Bible as directly as Ecclesiastes 7:2. This Old Testament passage from the wisdom of Ecclesiastes has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Genesis 37:34
“And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”
- Genesis 50:10
“And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.”
- 2 Samuel 18:33
“And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! ”
- Psalms 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
- Psalms 42:3
“My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?”
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How to Apply Ecclesiastes 7:2
Pray through Ecclesiastes 7:2 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Prolonged Mourning in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.