29 verses of proverb wisdom rank a good name above perfume, sorrow above laughter, and patience above pride.
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Lyrics
A good name is better Than fine perfume
And the day of death better 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 should take this to heart
Sorrow is better than laughter For by the sadness of the face the heart is made good The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools For as the crackling of thorns under a pot So is the laughter of the fool
This also is vanity Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish And a bribe destroys the understanding Better is the end of a thing than its beginning
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry For anger rests in the bosom of fools Wisdom is as good as an inheritance
Yes it is more excellent for those who see the sun For wisdom is a defence even as money is a defence But the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life Of him who has it
In the day of prosperity be joyful And in the day of adversity consider Yes God has made the one side by side with the other To the end that man should not find out anything after him
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man
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Ecclesiastes 7 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.