And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 7:6

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 16:10

And gladness and joy are gathered out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there is no singing and no shouting. The treader shall tread out no wine in the presses; I have made their shouting to cease. Verse Concepts

James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. Verse Concepts

Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon

Ecclesiastes 2:1-10

I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore consider and behold goodness; this also is vanity. I said of laughter, It is madness; and of mirth, What does it do? I sought in my heart to drag my flesh with wine, yet leading my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might see where the good for the sons of men might be, what they should do under the heavens all the days of their life. read more.
I made my works great; I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. I made gardens and orchards for myself, And I planted trees in them, of all fruit. I made pools of water for myself, to water the forest shooting forth trees. I bought slaves and slave women, and sons of the house were mine; also livestock, a herd and a great flock were mine, above all that were before me in Jerusalem. I also gathered silver and gold to myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got men singers and women singers for myself, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and very many wives. I was great and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me. And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor.

Joy » Earthly » Enjoyment sought

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Look on life with the wife whom you love all the days of the life of your vanity, which He has given you under the sun, all the days of your vanity. For that is your share in this life, and in your labor which you labor under the sun. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 9:3

You have multiplied the nation. You have not increased the joy. They rejoice before You according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Behold that which I have seen. it is good and right for one to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labor that he labors under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 3:13

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 3:22

Therefore I have seen that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what shall be after him? Verse Concepts

Joy » Earthly » General references to

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that joy is heaviness. Verse Concepts

Job 20:5

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly is for a moment? Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 7:6

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 16:10

James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. Verse Concepts

Joy » Of the wicked

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that joy is heaviness. Verse Concepts

Job 20:5

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly is for a moment? Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 7:6

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 16:10

James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. Verse Concepts

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to him who is without any wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 11:8-9

but if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity. Rejoice, in your youth, young man; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Joy » Of the wicked » Is derived from earthly pleasures

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Joy » Vanity of seeking, from earthly things

Ecclesiastes 11:8

but if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Music » Designed to promote joy

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also gathered silver and gold to myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got men singers and women singers for myself, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and very many wives. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Self-indulgence » Instances of » Solomon

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that joy is heaviness. Verse Concepts

Job 20:5

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly is for a moment? Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 2:10

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 7:6

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 16:10

James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. Verse Concepts

Vanity » Worldly enjoyment is

Ecclesiastes 2:3

I sought in my heart to drag my flesh with wine, yet leading my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might see where the good for the sons of men might be, what they should do under the heavens all the days of their life. Verse Concepts

Ecclesiastes 2:10-11

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit; and there is no profit under the sun.

Vanity » Worldly possessions

Ecclesiastes 2:4-11

I made my works great; I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. I made gardens and orchards for myself, And I planted trees in them, of all fruit. I made pools of water for myself, to water the forest shooting forth trees. read more.
I bought slaves and slave women, and sons of the house were mine; also livestock, a herd and a great flock were mine, above all that were before me in Jerusalem. I also gathered silver and gold to myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got men singers and women singers for myself, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and very many wives. I was great and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me. And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit; and there is no profit under the sun.