Ecclesiastes 2:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Who knoweth

2 Chronicles 12:9

Wise under

General references

Proverbs 17:25

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Zechariah 9:6

Bible References

Who knoweth

So I saw, that there was nothing better than that a man should be glad in his works, for, that, is his portion, - for who can bring him in, to look upon that which shall be after him?

and spake unto them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father, made your yoke heavy, but, I, will add unto your yoke, - My father, chastised you, with whips, but, I, will chastise you, with scorpions.

And it came to pass, in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem;

And the king answered them harshly, - and King Rehoboam declined the counsel of the old men;

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the house of the king, the whole, he took, - and he took the bucklers of gold, which Solomon had made.

Wise under

Even this, had I seen of wisdom, under the sun, - and, of great import, was the same unto me: -

And the lord praised the unrighteous steward, in that with forethought he acted: - Because, the sons of this age, have more forethought than the sons of light, respecting their own generation.

Every good giving, and every perfect gift, is, from above, coming down from the Father of lights - with whom is no alternation, nor shadow cast, by turning:

But, the wisdom from above, is - first pure, then peaceable, reasonable, easy to be entreated, fraught with mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

General references

A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.

Vanity of vanities! saith the Proclaimer, vanity of vanities! all, is vanity.

And there shall be seated a half-breed in Ashdod, - So will I cut off the arrogance of the Philistines;