Ecc 2:26
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. {in his...: Heb. before him}
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A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up for the just.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. {unjust...: Heb. by increase}
Say ye to the righteous, that {it shall be} well {with him}: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought {that which was} good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. {that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}
For this cause we also, since the day we heard {it}, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
But {there is} a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.
A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up for the just.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But {there is} a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this {is} also vanity.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. {unjust...: Heb. by increase}
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up {riches}, and knoweth not who shall gather them. {a vain...: Heb. an image}
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that {is} on the sea shore.
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. {whoso...: Heb. he that is good before God}
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, {and} hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
He may prepare {it}, but the just shall put {it} on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all {is} vanity.
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This {is} also vanity and vexation of spirit. {every...: Heb. all the rightness of work} {for this...: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour}
A little that a righteous man hath {is} better than the riches of many wicked.
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. {Daniel...: or, he made Daniel understand}
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and {there is} nothing in his hand.
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all {things} that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. {to be...: or, to afflict them}
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
All {things come} alike to all: {there is} one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as {is} the good, so {is} the sinner; {and} he that sweareth, as {he} that feareth an oath.
And account {that} the longsuffering of our Lord {is} salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do {that which is} right in the sight of the LORD.
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest {is} over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites {shall be} officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. {Deal...: Heb. Take courage and do}
For he seeth {that} wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. {taken: Heb. laboured}
{There is} no end of all the people, {even} of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.
But if a man live many years, {and} rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh {is} vanity.
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. {durable: Heb. old}
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
All things {are} full of labour; man cannot utter {it}: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.