Ecclesiastes 2:1

Modern English Version

And I said in my heart, “Come, and I will test you with selfish pleasures; enjoy your desires.” And notice that this too is vanity.

Cross References

Genesis 11:7

Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

2 Kings 5:5

The king of Aram said, “Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he went and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothes.

Psalm 10:6

He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; for generations I shall not meet adversity.”

Psalm 14:1

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is no one who does good.

Psalm 27:8

When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, will I seek.”

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of joy is grief.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Everything my eyes wanted, I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any selfish pleasure, for my heart was glad of all my efforts; and this was my reward for all my efforts.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Then I said in my heart, “The same event that befalls the fool will also befall me. So to what advantage is my wisdom?” Then I said to myself, “This also is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 2:25

For who can even eat or have enjoyment more than I?

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of those who are wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of those who are foolish is in the house of feasting.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I commend enjoyment, because there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat and drink and enjoy life, for enjoyment will go with a person in his toil all the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.

Isaiah 5:5

So now I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be consumed; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trodden down.

Isaiah 50:11

Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who encompass yourselves with sparks: Walk in the light of your fire and among the sparks that you have ignited. This you shall have from My hand: You shall lie down in sorrow.

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, nor did I turn back.

Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take rest. Eat, drink, and be merry.’

Luke 16:19

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

Luke 16:23

In Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham from a distance and Lazarus in his presence.

Titus 3:3

We also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in evil and envy, filled with hatred and hating each other.

James 4:13

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit,”

James 5:1

Come now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

James 5:5

You have lived in pleasure on the earth and have been wayward. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.