Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:1 (show verse)
I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. And, behold, this also was vanity.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
Amusements and worldly pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
Emptiness » Emptiness or vanity of the worldly life (ps 3911; 629)
Epicureans » Worldly pleasure sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Vanity » Worldly pleasure is
Vanity » Worldly pleasure
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Amusements and worldly pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
Emptiness » Emptiness or vanity of the worldly life (ps 3911; 629)
Epicureans » Worldly pleasure sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Vanity » Worldly pleasure is
Vanity » Worldly pleasure
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Ecclesiastes 2:2 (show verse)
I said of laughter, It is mad, and of mirth, What does it do?
Ecclesiastes 2:3 (show verse)
I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine (my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom), and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of th
Ecclesiastes 2:4 (show verse)
I made for me great works. I built for me houses. I planted for me vineyards.
Agriculture » Practiced by solomon
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Solomon » Builds his palace
Solomon » Builds another house for pharaoh's daughter
Solomon » Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Vineyard » Pools in
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Solomon » Builds his palace
Solomon » Builds another house for pharaoh's daughter
Solomon » Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Vineyard » Pools in
Ecclesiastes 2:5 (show verse)
I made for me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.
Agriculture » Operations in » Irrigation
Agriculture » Practiced by solomon
Botanical gardens » Park, probably
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Fruits » The produce of trees
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees
Solomon » Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools
Trees » Kinds of » Bearing fruit
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Agriculture » Practiced by solomon
Botanical gardens » Park, probably
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Fruits » The produce of trees
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees
Solomon » Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools
Trees » Kinds of » Bearing fruit
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Ecclesiastes 2:6 (show verse)
I made for me pools of water, to water from there the forest where trees were reared.
Agriculture » Practiced by solomon
Botanical gardens » Park, probably
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees
Pools and ponds » Artificial, designed for » Supplying gardens, &c with water
Solomon » Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Vineyard » Pools in
Wells » Of solomon
Botanical gardens » Park, probably
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Gardens » Kinds of, mentioned in scripture » Fruit trees
Pools and ponds » Artificial, designed for » Supplying gardens, &c with water
Solomon » Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Vineyard » Pools in
Wells » Of solomon
Ecclesiastes 2:7 (show verse)
I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2:8 (show verse)
I also gathered for me silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got for me men-singers and women-singers, and the luxuries of the sons of men, [and] a wife and wives.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
Amusements and worldly pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Gold » Vanity of heaping up
Music » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Music » Vanity of all unsanctified
Music » Designed to promote joy
Music » Instruments of » Made by solomon
Music » Instruments of » Great diversity of
Silver » Abundance of
Singers » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Singing » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Solomon » Musicians and musical instruments of his court
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Worship » Choirs assist in » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Amusements and worldly pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Gold » Vanity of heaping up
Music » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Music » Vanity of all unsanctified
Music » Designed to promote joy
Music » Instruments of » Made by solomon
Music » Instruments of » Great diversity of
Silver » Abundance of
Singers » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Singing » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Solomon » Musicians and musical instruments of his court
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Worship » Choirs assist in » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Ecclesiastes 2:9 (show verse)
So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:10 (show verse)
And whatever my eyes desired I kept not from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy. For my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Joy » Earthly » Enjoyment sought
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is derived from earthly pleasures
Joy » Vanity of seeking, from earthly things
Music » Designed to promote joy
Self-indulgence » Instances of » Solomon
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Vanity » Worldly enjoyment is
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Epicureans » Doctrines propagated by, familiar to solomon
Joy » Earthly » Enjoyment sought
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is derived from earthly pleasures
Joy » Vanity of seeking, from earthly things
Music » Designed to promote joy
Self-indulgence » Instances of » Solomon
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Vanity » Worldly enjoyment is
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Ecclesiastes 2:11 (show verse)
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do, and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are all vanity
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Vain
Dissatisfaction » With the sinful life
Gold » Vanity of heaping up
Labour » fields of activity » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Music » Vanity of all unsanctified
Toil » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Vanity » Worldly enjoyment is
Vanity » Worldly labor is
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
Worldly » Labour » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Vain
Dissatisfaction » With the sinful life
Gold » Vanity of heaping up
Labour » fields of activity » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Music » Vanity of all unsanctified
Toil » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Vanity » Worldly enjoyment is
Vanity » Worldly labor is
Vanity » Worldly possessions
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
Worldly » Labour » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Ecclesiastes 2:12 (show verse)
And I turned myself to behold wisdom and madness and folly. For what [can] the man [do] who comes after the king? [Even] that which has been done long ago.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 (show verse)
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as far as light excels darkness.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 (show verse)
The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 (show verse)
Then said I in my heart, As it happens to the fool, so it will happen even to me, and why then was I more wise? Then said I in my heart that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 (show verse)
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance forever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how the wise man dies even as the fool!
No Themes for this verse.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 (show verse)
So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous to me. For all is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:18 (show verse)
And I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who shall be after me.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 (show verse)
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
No Themes for this verse.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 (show verse)
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:21 (show verse)
For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skillfulness, yet he shall leave it to a man who has not labored in it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Ecclesiastes 2:22 (show verse)
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart in which he labors under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:23 (show verse)
For all his days are [but] sorrows, and his travail is grief, yea, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 (show verse)
There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
Epicureans » Worldly pleasure sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Goodness » Good people
Happiness/joy » Who God gives joy to
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » Who God gives wisdom to
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Goodness » Good people
Happiness/joy » Who God gives joy to
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » Who God gives wisdom to
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Ecclesiastes 2:25 (show verse)
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, without him?
Ecclesiastes 2:26 (show verse)
For to the man who pleases him [God] gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
Care » Worldly folly of » The sinners' portion
Gifts » From God » According to the character of men
the Gifts of God » Are dispensed according to his will
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of wisdom
Goodness » Good people
Happiness/joy » Who God gives joy to
Joy » God gives
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Profit and loss » Loss » The wages of sin do not profit
Riches » The wicked » Heap up
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Wages of
Vanity » Heaping up riches is
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Promised
Wisdom » Who God gives wisdom to
Worldly » Care, folly of » The sinners' portion
Care » Worldly folly of » The sinners' portion
Gifts » From God » According to the character of men
the Gifts of God » Are dispensed according to his will
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of wisdom
Goodness » Good people
Happiness/joy » Who God gives joy to
Joy » God gives
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Profit and loss » Loss » The wages of sin do not profit
Riches » The wicked » Heap up
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Wages of
Vanity » Heaping up riches is
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Promised
Wisdom » Who God gives wisdom to
Worldly » Care, folly of » The sinners' portion