In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. Cross References Deuteronomy 8:5 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. Deuteronomy 26:11 So you shall rejoice--you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you--in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. Job 2:10 "You speak as a foolish woman speaks," he told her. "Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?" In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. Ecclesiastes 3:22 I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him? Ecclesiastes 8:7 Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come? Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: Ecclesiastes 10:14 Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him? Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment. Treasury of Scripture In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. the day Ecclesiastes 3:4 Deuteronomy 28:47 Psalm 30:11,12 but Deuteronomy 8:3 1 Kings 8:47 1 Kings 17:17,18 set Ecclesiastes 12:8,13 Hosea 2:6,7 |