With Jack Bailey
Scripture God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path….Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins. ~Ecclesiastes 7:29 and 7:20, NLT Quote Disregard for one’s depravity coupled with an arrogant self-sufficiency is a lethal combination that produces fools. ~David George Moore Duane…
Scripture So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself? On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time? Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes. ~Ecclesiastes 7:16-18, NLT Quote A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind…
Scripture Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life. ~Ecclesiastes 7:12, NLT Quote Wealth is the slave of the wise and the master of the fool. ~Seneca I am no great fan of Solomon; he brought child-sacrificing pagan worship to Jerusalem which marked the beginning of the end…
Scripture Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise. ~Ecclesiastes :10, NLT Quote Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that why the call it THE PRESENT. ~Alice Morse Earle Living in the past is not a pitfall for the young but it is a temptation for those…
Scripture A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time. ~Ecclesiastes 7:4, NLT Quote The way of wisdom is narrow and even painful at times, but it leads to a far greater joy than sensual mirth. ~Ya’akov Ecclesiastes 7 in one of those many passages where…
Scripture The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they? ~Ecclesiastes 6:11, NLT Quote Brevity is the great charm of eloquence. ~Cicero Solomon begins this thought in verse 10…Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man {Adam} is; for he cannot dispute with Him who is…
Scripture Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind. ~Ecclesiastes 6:8 Quote “I’ve never met a rich man who was happy, but I have only very occasionally met a poor man who did not want to become a rich man. ~Malcolm Muggeridge…
Scripture Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! ~Ecclesiastes 5:10, NLT Quote We can love money without having it just as we can have money without loving it. ~J. C. Ryle A comedian once said, “Money can’t buy love but it can buy stuff and…
Scripture Here is someone who lives alone. He has no son, no brother, yet he is always working, never satisfied with the wealth he has. For whom is he working so hard and denying himself any pleasure? This is useless, too – and a miserable way to live. ~Ecclesiastes 4:8, GNT Quote In a world…
Scripture For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. ~Ecclesiastes 3:1, NLT Quote “You need to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” ~Dallas Willard I like the NLT’s tranlation of the Hebrew word chephets. This is not an easy word to translate: the AV translates it nine different ways: purpose, pleasure,…