Ecclesiastes 2:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 sight

Genesis 7:1

Luke 1:6

Wisdom

To the sinner

Job 27:16

Proverbs 13:22

Proverbs 28:8

General references

1 Timothy 6:8

Bible References

In his sight

Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.

And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

Wisdom

Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,

Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

To the sinner

Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.

Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.

General references

Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.