Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Note in his…: Heb. before him
For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- in his sight
- Heb. before him.
- Genesis 7:1; Luke 1:6
- wisdom
- 2 Chronicles 31:20, 21; Proverbs 3:13–18; Isaiah 3:10, 11; John 16:24; Romans 14:17, 18; 1 Corinthians 1:30, 31; Galatians 5:22, 23; Colossians 1:9–12; Colossians 3:16, 17; James 3:17
- to the sinner
- Job 27:16, 17; Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 28:8