(26) And I find more bitter than death. The woman whose heart is snares and nets, Whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God shall escape from her,

Seeking ways apart from God's design leads to corruption. Solomon has discovered the pervasiveness of perversions and some rare exceptions along the way.

Death is a bitter thing, and terrible to nature, ( 1 Samuel 15:32 ) ; but to be ensnared by an adulterous woman is worse than that.

28 авг. 2021 г. · [Ecclesiastes 7:26 ESV] And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He ...

Ecclesiastes 7:26. From his own life, Solomon vividly provides an example of temptation that requires wisdom to face and overcome.

More bitter; more vexatious and pernicious, as producing those horrors of conscience, those reproaches, and diseases, and other plagues, both temporal and ...

David Guzik commentary on Ecclesiastes 7, which considers life through better and worse, and looks at wisdom to give the right perspective on life.

And I discovered as more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her.

26-29 One discovery: A woman can be a bitter pill to swallow, full of seductive scheming and grasping. The lucky escape her; the undiscerning get caught.

This verse highlights the rare occurrence of individuals who truly please God and underscores the dangers of embracing folly.