Ecclesiastes 4:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
כַּף
hand of
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כַּף
Palm of the hand. Kaph. Engraved on the palms of My hands. Before there was a cross this image pointed to it. Jesus carries the marks of our salvation in His hands.
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רוּחַ
wind
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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נַחַת
quietness
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נַחַת
Rest, quietness. Nachath. In returning and rest you shall be saved. God's path to strength runs through stillness not striving.
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עָמָל
toil
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עָמָל
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
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מְלֹא
fullness of
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מְלֹא
fulness (literally or figuratively)
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חֹפֶן
two hands
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חֹפֶן
a fist (only in the dual)
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