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Ecclesiastes 4:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 4:6

Verse 6 of 16

Scripture focus

Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:6

Theological / Devotional

Handful with quietness. Literally, “a filling of the hand with quietness.” The Hebrew indicates the cupped hand. No doubt “quietness” here refers to peace of mind. The word appears in ch. 6:5 as “rest,” meaning well-being, and in ch. 9:17 as “quiet,” meaning gentleness (see Isa. 30:15).

Full with travail. Intense activity, a nervous rushing about in the endeavor to get a multiplicity of things done each day, in order to reap the maximum reward. A full and happy life does not depend on an abundance of the things of this life.

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