Ecclesiastes 2

Ecclesiastes 2:1

Lying lips - With flattering words. He here condemns two opposite vices, secret hatred, and manifest slander.

Ecclesiastes 2:3

Is - Of great worth and use. Heart - And consequently the tongue.

Ecclesiastes 2:4

Feed - By their wise discourses and counsels. Die - They have not wisdom to preserve themselves, much less to feed others.

Ecclesiastes 2:9

So - Unserviceable and vexatious.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Gladness - Shall be accomplished, and turned into enjoyment.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

The way - The way of God’s precepts. Strength - Gives strength, support, and protection.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

Never be removed - They shall live happily here, and eternally in heaven. The earth - They shall not have so much as a quiet abode upon earth; much less shall they have any possession in heaven.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

The lips - Knowledge is here ascribed to the lips, as it is to the hands, Psal 78:72, because they are conducted by knowledge and wisdom. Acceptable - What is truly worthy of acceptation.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

A false balance - The use of all false weights and measures in commerce.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

Cometh - Into trouble.

Ecclesiastes 2:25

Delivered - From the infection of the hypocrite’s evil counsel.