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

The LORD said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Wisdom

Hezekiah did so throughout all Judah; and he worked that which was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

Tell the righteous "Good." 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 made full.

for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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

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

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, 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; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to God.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

To the sinner

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

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

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

General references

Better is a 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 burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

"Do not lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.