Ecclesiastes 7:18

WEB

¹⁸It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

KJV

¹⁸It 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.

BSB

¹⁸It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

FBV

¹⁸You ought to keep in mind these warnings. Those who follow God will be sure to avoid both.

Extra References

Ecclesiastes 12:13

¹³This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

Malachi 4:2

²But 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 stall.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

⁶In 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, or whether they both will be equally good.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

¹²Though 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 reverent before him.

Luke 11:42

⁴²But 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, and not to have left the other undone.

Luke 1:50

⁵⁰His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

Jeremiah 32:40

⁴⁰I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

¹²What man is he who fears the LORD? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose. ¹³His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land. ¹⁴The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

Psalms 145:19-20

¹⁹He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them. ²⁰The LORD preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.

Proverbs 4:25-27

²⁵Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. ²⁶Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established. ²⁷Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.