Cross references
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 14:2–3 (5 votes) and Genesis 6:11–12 (4 votes). 3 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 6 to Romans 3.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 7:10 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Psalm 14:2–35 votes
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Genesis 6:11–124 votes
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence. And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
- Judges 6:134 votes
“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
- Isaiah 50:14 votes
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
- Romans 1:22–324 votes
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. …
- Jeremiah 44:17–193 votes
Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster. But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.” …
- Romans 3:9–193 votes
What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. …
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 7:10?
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