Solomon's Proverbs In Ecclesiastes

ECCLESIASTES: SOME OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Watch: YouTube: Wade Hughes)

LET’S US START AT THE END OF ECCLESIASTES AND GO BACKWARDS: LET US START WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER. HEAR THE CONCLUSION --- THE BOTTOM LINE OF LIFE. FEAR GOD… JUDGMENT IS COMING.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

REMEMBER WHILE YOU ARE YOUNG, THE DAY IS COMING OF OLD AGE.

Ecclesiastes 12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

An old man boasted to me, the Bible is wrong, look I am 87 and no one tells me what to do? In a few months he had a stroke and was in the rest home. They dressed him, showered him, told him when to eat.

John 21:18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

John 21:18 (MSG) I'm telling you the very truth now: When you were young you dressed yourself and went wherever you wished, but when you get old you'll have to stretch out your hands while someone else dresses you and takes you where you don't want to go."

KEEP SOWING THE SEED, THE HARVEST WILL COME.

Ecclesiastes 11:6 (LB) Keep on sowing your seed, for you will never know which will grow --- perhaps it all will.

LEARN TO ENJOY LIFE.

Ecclesiastes 11:7 (LB) It is a wonderful thing to be alive. If a person lives to be very old, let him rejoice in everyday of life.

VS 9 (LB) Young man enjoy every minute of life.

A DULL AX REQUIRES HARDER WORK.

Ecclesiastes 10:10 (LB) A dull ax requires great strength: be wise and sharpen the blade.

DON’T QUIT! LIVE A QUIET LIFE:

Ecclesiastes 10:4 (LB) If your boss is angry with you, don’t quit! A quiet spirit will quiet his bad temper.

LITTLE FOXES CAN HURT YOU… SMALL MISTAKES CAN HURT BAD…

Ecclesiastes 10: 1 (LB) Dead flies will cause even a bottle of perfume to stink! Yes, small mistks can outweigh mush wisdom and honor.

WINNING DOES NOT ALWAYS COME TO THE BEST TEAM OR THE FASTEST RUNNERS.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (LB) I saw the swiftest person does not always win the race, not the strongest does not always win the battle.

HOPE BELONGS TO THE LIVING

Ecclesiastes 9: 4 There is hope for the living. It is better to be a live dog than a dead lion…

CONTROL YOUR EARS AND WHAT YOU LISTEN TO…

Ecclesiastes 7: 21 (LB) Don’t eavesdrop!

LEARN HOW TO FINISH THE TASK BEFORE YOU… STARTER VS FINISHER.

Ecclesiastes 7:8 (LB) Finishing is better than starting! Patience is better than pride!

A SHORT FUSE AND A QUICK TEMPER BRINGS TROUBLE.

Ecclesiastes 7: 9 (LB) Don’t be quick-tempered--- that is being a fool.

A BIRD IN THE HAND IS VALUABLE…

Ecclesiastes 6:9 A bird in the your hand is worth two in the bush…

GUARD YOUR REPUTATION AND KEEP A GOOD NAME.

Ecclesiastes 7:1 (LB) A good reputation is more valuable than expensive perfume.

THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF EVIL.

Ecclesiastes 5: 10 (LB) He who loves money shall never have enough.

YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH VERY LITTLE ON SLEEPERS AND DAY DREAMERS.

Ecclesiastes 5:7 Dreaming instead of doing is foolishness…. Flood of empty words.

BE A FAITHFUL DOER.

Ecclesiastes 5:5 (LB) It is far better not to say you will do something then to say you will do and then not do it.

WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER THAN WORKING AS INDIVIDUALS.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV) Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 (KJV) And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 (MSG) By yourself you're unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn't easily snapped.

WE MUST LEARN HOW TO TELL TIME: GOD OPERATES ON HIS TIME TABLE, DIVINE TIMING.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.