Ecclesiastes 2:26

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

For God gives wisdom, and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and to heap up, to give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and striving after wind.

Cross References

Genesis 7:1

And Jehovah said to Noah, You and all your house come into the ark, for I have seen you a righteous one before Me in this generation.

Job 32:8

But it is a spirit in man giving them perception, even the breath of the Almighty.

Job 38:36

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts, or who has given understanding to the mind?

Psalm 39:6

Surely a man walks about in shadow; surely they are in an uproar in vain; he heaps up and does not know who is gathering them.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts; and in the secret part You teach me wisdom.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man makes the sons of his son to inherit, but the wealth of the sinner is treasured up for the righteous one .

Proverbs 2:6

For Jehovah gives wisdom; out of His mouth are knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 28:8

There is one who increases his wealth by interest and by usury, but one pitying the weak ones gathers it.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I gave my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all which is done under the heavens. It is an evil task God has given to the sons of men, to be afflicted by it.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and striving after wind!

Ecclesiastes 2:25

For who can eat, or who can enjoy, apart from Me?

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the task which God has given to the sons of men, to be humbled by it.

Luke 1:6

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless .

John 16:24

Until now you asked nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be filled.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is firstly truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and of good fruits, not partial and not pretended.