Ecclesiastes 2:26

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

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.

Cross References

Genesis 7:1

And Jehovah will say to Noah, Come thou, and all thy house into the ark, for thee I saw just to my face in this generation.

Job 32:8

But it is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty will cause them to understand.

Job 38:36

Who put wisdom in the reins? or who gave understanding to the mind?

Psalm 39:6

Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, thou didst delight in truth in the reins, and in bidden things thou wilt cause me to know wisdom.

Proverbs 13:22

The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.

Proverbs 2:6

For Jehovah will give wisdom: from his mouth knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 28:8

He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I gave my heart to seek and to search out in wisdom concerning all which was done under the heavens: this evil business God gave to the sons of man to be occupied in it

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I saw all the works they did under the sun; and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit

Ecclesiastes 2:25

For who shall eat, and who shall hasten forth above me?

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I saw the labor which God gave to the sons of man to be humbled in it

Luke 1:6

And they were both just before God, going faultless in all the commands and precepts of the Lord.

John 16:24

Until now ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy might be completed.

James 3:17

And the wisdom from above is truly first pure, then peaceful, decorous, docile, full of mercy and good fruits, not separated, and unfeigned.