Ecclesiastes 2:26

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Ecclesiastes 2:26

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New American Standard Bible

For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

For to the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

International Standard Version

After all, to the person who is good in God's sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner he gives the troublesome task of acquiring and accumulating in order to leave it to someone who is good in the sight of God. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.

A Conservative Version

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.

American Standard Version

For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth 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 pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Amplified

For to the person who pleases Him God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who pleases God. This too is vanity and chasing after the wind.

Bible in Basic English

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

Darby Translation

For he 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 in God's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

Julia Smith Translation

For to a man good before his face, he gave wisdom and knowledge and gladness: and to him sinning, he gave labor, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good one before the face of God. Also this is vanity and the striving of the spirit.

King James 2000

For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

Modern King James verseion

For God gives wisdom, and knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives labor, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.

NET Bible

For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!

New Heart English Bible

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, 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 chasing after wind.

The Emphasized Bible

For, to a man who is good before him, hath he given wisdom and knowledge and gladness, - whereas, to the sinner, he hath given employment, to gather and heap up, to give to one who is good before God, even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

Webster

For God giveth to a man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth toil, to gather, and to amass, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

World English Bible

Youngs Literal Translation

For to a man who is good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Themes

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

Topics

God Judges The Wicked

People With Knowledge

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

For God giveth

H5414

נתן
Nathan

give, put, deliver, made, set, up, lay, grant, suffer, yield, bring, cause, utter, laid, send, recompense, appoint, shew,

Usage: 2011

to a man

H120

אדם
'adam

man, men, Adam, person, common sort , hypocrite

Usage: 541

that is good

H2896

טוב
Towb

good, better, well, goodness, goodly, best, merry, fair, prosperity, precious, fine, wealth, beautiful, fairer, favour, glad,

Usage: 553

in his sight

H6440

פּנים
Paniym

before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,

Usage: 2119

wisdom

H2451

חכמה
Chokmah

wisdom, wisely, skilful man, wits

Usage: 149

and knowledge

H1847

דּעת
Da`ath

knowledge, know, cunning, unwittingly , ignorantly , unawares

Usage: 91

and joy

H8057

שׂמחה
Simchah

joy, gladness, mirth, rejoice, rejoicing,

Usage: 93

but to the sinner

H2398

חטא
Chata'

sin, purify, cleanse, sinner, committed, offended, blame, done, fault, harm, loss, miss, offender, purge, reconciliation, sinful, trespass

Usage: 238

he giveth

H5414

נתן
Nathan

give, put, deliver, made, set, up, lay, grant, suffer, yield, bring, cause, utter, laid, send, recompense, appoint, shew,

Usage: 2011

travail

H6045

ענין
`inyan

travail, business

Usage: 8

to gather

H622

אסף
'acaph

together, gather, assemble, rereward,

Usage: 199

and to heap up

H3664

כּנס
Kanac

gather, gather together, heap up, wrap

Usage: 11

that he may give

H5414

נתן
Nathan

give, put, deliver, made, set, up, lay, grant, suffer, yield, bring, cause, utter, laid, send, recompense, appoint, shew,

Usage: 2011

to him that is good

H2896

טוב
Towb

good, better, well, goodness, goodly, best, merry, fair, prosperity, precious, fine, wealth, beautiful, fairer, favour, glad,

Usage: 553

before

H6440

פּנים
Paniym

before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,

Usage: 2119

God

H430

אלהים
'elohiym

God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly

Usage: 2600

This also is vanity

H1892

הבל הבל
hebel

vanity, vain, altogether

Usage: 73

and vexation

H7469

רעוּת
R@`uwth

vexation

Usage: 7

References

Hastings

Ecclesiastes

Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:26

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 10789
Ecclesiastes Rank: 132
13 Topics
20 Themes
17 Cross References
3 Readings
Interlinear
7 Phrases
1 Name
1 Reference

Context Readings

Is There Real Happiness In Life?

²⁵ For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him? ²⁶ For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.