Ecclesiastes 3:4 lists times for weeping and laughing, directly supporting 7:14's pairing of prosperity and adversity as both from God.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 echoes the same dual perspective: rejoice in good days but remember that dark days are coming.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 reinforces that God appoints seasons for everything, echoing the idea here that both prosperity and adversity come from Him.

James 5:13 directly commands prayer in affliction and singing in joy, paralleling Ecclesiastes' instruction for both seasons.

Luke 15:17 shows the prodigal son 'coming to himself' in adversity — a narrative example of the Ecclesiastes principle to consider in hard times.

People feast instead of mourning in judgment — a stark contrast to Ecclesiastes' command to consider in adversity.

Affliction taught the psalmist God's statutes — a concrete example of considering in adversity.

God's discipline (adversity) is a blessing — echoing Ecclesiastes' call to see God's hand in hard times.

Psalm 30:5 declares that weeping lasts only a night but joy comes in the morning, paralleling the pattern of adversity followed by prosperity.

Manasseh's distress leads him to humble himself before God — a direct example of considering in adversity as Ecclesiastes urges.

Isaiah 45:7 declares that God creates both well-being and calamity, directly reinforcing that both prosperity and adversity come from Him.

John 16:22 promises sorrow turned to joy, mirroring the cycle of adversity and prosperity God ordains.

Acts 14:22 teaches that tribulations are necessary for entering God's kingdom — a New Testament affirmation that adversity has divine purpose, parallel to Ecclesiastes.

Psalm 50:22 warns those who forget God, contrasting with the call here to consider God in both prosperity and adversity.

Job bitterly complains in adversity — the opposite of the humble consideration Ecclesiastes calls for.

Jeremiah 23:20 says understanding comes in later days — mirroring Ecclesiastes' point that man cannot know the future. Both affirm God's hidden purposes.

Hosea 2:6 describes God hedging Israel's way with thorns — an example of God sending adversity to prompt repentance, echoing Ecclesiastes' view of God's sovereignty in hardship.

Haggai 1:5-7 also commands 'Consider your ways' — the same imperative as Ecclesiastes, though Haggai focuses on repentance for neglecting God's house.

Deuteronomy 28:47 rebukes Israel for not serving God with joy during prosperity, echoing the call to be joyful in the day of prosperity.

Deuteronomy 8:3 shows God using hunger to teach dependence, illustrating the 'consider' response to adversity.