Ecclesiastes 7:17 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁷ Run not into an excess of wickedness nor become hardened, that thou mayst not die untimely.

⁷ But Er the first born of Judas was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and God slew him. ⁸ Whereupon Judas said to Aunan, Go in unto thy brother's wife and be a husband to her and raise up a seed for thy brother. ⁹ But when Aunan knew that the seed would not be his, it came to pass that when he went in unto his brother's wife he shed it on the ground; that he might not give seed to his brother. ¹⁰ And it appeared evil in the sight of God that he had done this, therefore he caused him also to die.

³⁸ And in about ten days the Lord smote Nabal, and he died.

³² Let his branch lopped unseasonably, die; and let not his young shoot flourish. ³³ Let him be gathered like unripe grapes before his time, and fall like the olive blossom.

¹⁶ who were borne aloft, and whose foundations were the surgy stream. As for them

²³ But thou, O God, wilt drag them down to the pit of destruction. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live half their days. But as for me I will trust in thee, Lord.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

³³ Wilt thou yet study any decency in thy ways in search of love? Far from that, thou hast abandoned thyself to wickedness to pollute thy ways. ³⁴ And on thy hands hath been found the blood of innocent souls. These I did not find in breaches into houses, but in every grove of oaks.

¹⁷ And he said to me, Hast thou seen? Son of man. Is it a light thing for the house of Juda to commit the transgressions, which they have committed here? Because they have filled the land with iniquity, and lo! they are as it were insulting me to my face.[Note: Here something seems to be wanting. I apprehend; it was the people sacrificing to idols on the house tops.]

²⁰ That thou didst take thy sons and thy daughters whom thou hadst born and didst sacrifice these to them to be devoured. As if it had been a small matter to commit fornication,

⁵ Upon hearing these words Ananias fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard these things.

¹⁰ At that instant she fell at his feet and expired. And the young men coming in found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her by her husband.

²³ And instantly an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory. And being gnawed by worms he died.

²¹ Therefore having thrown off all the filth and scum of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word which is able to save your souls;