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

Psalm 90:9

Bible References

Sought

So {I dedicated myself} to learn about wisdom and [to] learn about delusion and folly. However, I discovered that this also [is] chasing wind.

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, {he was holding a feast} in his house like the feast of the king. {Nabal was enjoying himself}, and he [was] very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, {nothing at all}, until the light of morning.

Yet

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.

[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers.

And do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by the Spirit,

And to lay

[It is] good to take hold of the one and also must not let go of the other; for whoever fears God will hold both of them secure.

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.

To whom [is] woe? To whom [is] sorrow? To whom [are] quarrels? To whom [is] complaint? To whom [are] wounds without cause? To whom [is] redness of [the] eyes?

"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.

And what agreement [does] Christ [have] with Beliar? Or what share [does] a believer [have] with an unbeliever?

Till

For who knows what [is] good for a man in his life during the few days of his fleeting life, which are fleeting as a shadow? For who can tell anyone what will happen {in the future} under the sun?

Now that all has been heard, here is the final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.

All

And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my sojourning [are] one hundred and thirty years. Few and hard have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not reached the days of the years of the lives of my ancestors in the days of their sojourning."

If a man dies, will he live [again]? All the days of my compulsory service I will wait, until the coming of my relief.

For all of our days dwindle away in your rage; we complete our years like a sigh.