Ecclesiastes 7:2
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.”
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.
בַּיִת
a house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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לֵב
heart/ his
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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מִשְׁתֶּה
a feast
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מִשְׁתֶּה
drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
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נָתַן
he will give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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סוֹף
is the end of
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סוֹף
a termination
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