Ecclesiastes 7:26 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Compare the account of Solomon’s wives (1 Kings 11:1–8): see also (Proverbs 2:16–19); (Proverbs 5:3)...

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Sirach 9:3; Sirach 26:23.

Snares. — See Ecclesiastes 9:12; used for siege works, Ecclesiastes 9:14.

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And I find more bitter than death the woman
This was the issue of his diligent studies and researches, and the obser…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Solomon, in his search into the nature and reason of things, had been miserably deluded. But he here speaks with godly sorrow. He alone who constan…

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