Ecclesiastes 2:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁶ For to the person 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ For to the person who pleases Him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and heaping up, that he may give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁶ because God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please God. But to those who are offensive, God gives the task of hoarding and accumulating, but only so as to give it all to those who do please God. This too is pointless and a chasing after wind.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ God has given, to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and rejoicing. But to the sinner, he has given affliction and needless worrying, so as to add, and to gather, and to deliver, to him who has pleased God. But this, too, is emptiness and a hollow worrying of the mind.

Ecclesiastes 2:26 Cross References

Genesis 7:1

Then the Lord said to Noah, ‘Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in a person – the breath  from the Almighty – that gives anyone understanding.

Job 38:36

Who put wisdom  in the heart or gave the mind understanding?

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his   grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 28:8

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I applied my mind to examine  and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven.  God has given people  this miserable task to keep them occupied.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.  ,

Ecclesiastes 2:25

because who can eat and who can enjoy life  apart from him?

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the task that God has given the children of Adam to keep them occupied.

Luke 1:6

Both were righteous in God’s sight,  living blamelessly  according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

John 16:24

Until now you have asked for nothing in my name.   Ask and you will receive,   so that your joy may be complete.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretence.