Ecclesiastes 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Sought

Ecclesiastes 1:17

1 Samuel 25:36

Yet

Proverbs 20:1

Proverbs 31:4

Ephesians 5:18

And to lay

2 Corinthians 6:15

Till

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Ecclesiastes 12:13

All

Genesis 47:9

Job 14:14

Bible References

Sought

And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.

And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came.

Yet

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?

And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

And to lay

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

Who says, Oh! who says, Ah! who has violent arguments, who has grief, who has wounds without cause, whose eyes are dark?

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not?

Till

Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

All

And Jacob said, The years of my wanderings have been a hundred and thirty; small in number and full of sorrow have been the years of my life, and less than the years of the wanderings of my fathers.

If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, till the time came for me to be free.