Ecclesiastes 12:13 ASV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:13

"This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.""QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM"Solomon here gives us the final and authoritative conclusion of his thorough and extensive search for the answer to the question, "What is good for man"? In the same manner that one may prove a theorem in geometry, he has here come to the Q.E.D. In this glorious conclusion, he lays down the gauntlet, raises the white flag, and surrenders. "The... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. Let us hear the conclusion, &c.— Let us hear the conclusion of the whole discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that is the business of every man; Ecclesiastes 12:14. Because God shall bring all the works of men into judgment, with respect to every thing which was not taken notice of, whether good or evil. Now the sacred orator comes at last to the CONCLUSION which he had aimed at from the very beginning, viz. that every part of our conduct, whether it be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:13

13. The grand inference of the whole book. Fear God—The antidote to following creature idols, and "vanities," whether self-righteousness (Ecclesiastes 7:16; Ecclesiastes 7:18), or wicked oppression and other evils (Ecclesiastes 8:12; Ecclesiastes 8:13), or mad mirth (Ecclesiastes 2:2; Ecclesiastes 7:2-5), or self-mortifying avarice (Ecclesiastes 8:13; Ecclesiastes 8:17), or youth spent without God (Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ecclesiastes 12:1). this is the whole duty of man—literally, "this is the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:7-14

IV. THE WAY OF Wisdom 11:7-12:14In Ecclesiastes 1:12 to Ecclesiastes 6:9, Solomon demonstrated that all work is ultimately futile for two reasons. It does not yield anything really permanent under the sun, and we can never be sure we will enjoy the fruits of our labor before we die. In Ecclesiastes 6:10 to Ecclesiastes 11:6, he pointed out that we can never be sure which of our efforts will succeed, because we do not know God’s plans or what the future holds. In Ecclesiastes 11:7 to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:8-14

B. The Concluding Summary 12:8-14In conclusion, Solomon repeated his original thesis (Ecclesiastes 12:8; cf. Ecclesiastes 1:2) and his counsel in view of life’s realities (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). In between these statements, he set forth his source of authority for writing what we have in Ecclesiastes (Ecclesiastes 12:9-12). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Solomon’s concluding statement reiterated what he said earlier (Ecclesiastes 2:24-26; Ecclesiastes 7:15-18; Ecclesiastes 11:9-10; Ecclesiastes 12:1) and elsewhere (Proverbs 1:7; cf. Job 28:28). Trust and obedience are what everyone owes God-in view of future judgment."Though a future judgment after death is indeed the solution to the enigma Solomon had observed in the unequal distribution of justice in human history (cf. Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 8:14), no evidence suggests that Solomon... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

In Life Remember Death and Judgment1. The Creator is to be remembered in youth. When the powers of mind and body are failing, it will be too late.1-7. Commentators have differed much as to the interpretation of this passage. It has been taken by many as a description of the gradual failing of one bodily organ after another till death supervenes. In that case we may explain Ecclesiastes 12:2. thus: The light grows dim to the aged sense, and reason is dulled and ceases to illuminate. The old man... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ecclesiastes 12:13

(13) Whole duty of man.—Rather, the duty of every man. The sacred writer practically anticipates the teaching of Romans 3:29. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Samuel Rutherford, in some letters addressed to young Scotchmen, often enlarges on this idea. 'A young man is often a dressed lodging for the devil to dwell in.' 'I know that missive letters go between the devil and young blood. Satan hath a friend at court in the heart of youth; and there pride, luxury, lust, revenge, forgetfulness of God, are hired agents.' 'Youth ordinarily is a fast and ready servant for Satan to run errands.' 'Believe it, my lord,' this in a letter to a... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:8-14

THE EPILOGUEIn Which The Problem Of The Book Is Conclusively SolvedEcclesiastes 12:8-14"STUDENTS," says the Talmud, "are of four kinds; they are like a sponge, a funnel, a strainer, and a sieve: like a sponge that sucketh all up; like a funnel which receiveth at one end and dischargeth at the other; like a strainer which letteth the wine pass but retaineth the lees; and like a sieve which dischargeth the bran but retaineth the corn." Coheleth is like the sieve. He is the good student who has... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:7-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:8-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ecclesiastes 12:13

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 12:8-14

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