Ecclesiastes 2:26

Modern King James Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 7:1

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

Job 32:8

But a spirit is 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 like a shadow! Surely they are in an uproar in vain. He heaps up, and does not know who shall gather them.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part You shall make me to know wisdom.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his sons' sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Proverbs 2:6

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

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by interest and unjust gain, he shall gather it for him who will pity the poor.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

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

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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 blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

John 16:24

Before now you have asked nothing in My name; ask and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.