Ecclesiastes 5:19

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

C. Means for the Advancement of Earthly HappinessEcclesiastes 5:1-201. First means: Conscientious devotion in the worship of God, in prayer and vows(Ecclesiastes 5:1-7.)1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools; for they consider not that they do evil. 2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3for... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

The observation of the religious life brings no truer satisfaction. In this brief passage contempt for religion is not expressed, but there is absolutely no joy or satisfaction manifest. The life is wholly conditioned under the sun. The recognition of God is always irksome. This is based largely on the conception of God which is the inevitable outcome of such life, that conception which we have already seen manifest in the previous words of the king. A11 the things which he advances here are... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

Better Than Seeking Riches Is To Seek To Enjoy Walking With God (Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 ). Once again he falls back on his idea of a godly man. Here is the one who does find blessing from God. We should note that what is in mind here is life within the covenant. It is the man who receives from God, acknowledges God, loves God and walks in His perceived will who is in mind. Even his food, drink and labour, which are central to his life and that of his family, are gifts from God. It should be... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:8-20

Ecclesiastes 5:8-Proverbs : . Concerning Despotism and Wealth. Ecclesiastes 5:8 f. The oppression and injustice that one sees ( in an Oriental satrapy) are not to be wondered at when we remember the graded hierarchy of officials who are all eager simply to enrich themselves. There is no reference to God; read, “ One high official is watching over another, and there are higher ones (perhaps the king) over them.” Yet on the whole a king, especially if he take an interest in agriculture, is an... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:19

Hath given him power, Heb. hath given him the dominion; who is the lord and master of his estate, not a slave to it. Of this and the former verse, See Poole "Ecclesiastes 2:24"; See Poole "Ecclesiastes 3:12", See Poole "Ecclesiastes 3:13". To take his portion to his own use, to use what God hath given him. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

CRITICAL NOTES.—Ecclesiastes 5:20. He shall not much remember the days of his life] An even joy is diffused through them—they pass smoothly and pleasantly along. Answereth him in the joy of his heart. Answers him by satisfying his desire, and thus prolonging his joy.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Ecclesiastes 5:18-20THE GIFTS OF PROVIDENCE—A SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL CULTUREThe plentiful gifts of Providence only serve to develop the depravity of some. They give loose reins to the passions, lead to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

Ecclesiastes 3:1-5:20 A profound gloom rests on the second act or section of this drama. It teaches us that we are helpless in the iron grip of laws which we had no voice in making; that we often lie at the mercy of men whose mercy is but a caprice; that in our origin and end, in body and spirit, in faculty and prospect, in our lives and pleasures, we are no better than the beasts that perish; that the avocations into which we plunge, amid which we seek to forget our sad estate, spring from our... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:8-20

Ecclesiastes 5:8-7:18 I. We left Koheleth in the act of exhorting us to fear God. The fear of God, of course, implies a belief in the Divine superintendence of human affairs. This belief Koheleth now proceeds to justify. (1) Do not be alarmed, he says, when you see the injustice of oppressors. There are limits beyond which this injustice cannot go. God is the Author of this system of restriction and punishment. (2) The Divine government may be seen in the law of compensation. Pleasure does not... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:9-20

Ecclesiastes 5:9-20 ; Ecclesiastes 6:1-9 I. In all grades of society human subsistence is very much the same. Even princes are not fed with ambrosia, nor do poets subsist on asphodel. The profit of the earth is for all. II. When a man begins to amass money, he begins to feed an appetite which nothing can appease, and which its proper food will only render fiercer. Therefore happy they who have never got enough to awaken the accumulating passion! III. It is another consideration which should... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

Chapter 5Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they do not consider the evil that they do ( Ecclesiastes 5:1 ).When you go into the house of God, listen. Be more ready to hear.Don't be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and you are upon the earth: therefore let your words be few ( Ecclesiastes 5:2 ).And now he's talking about going in the house of... read more

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