Ecclesiastes 2:19

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

and who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:43

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had spent in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun,

Ecclesiastes 3:22

So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should enjoy his work, for that is his lot; who can bring him to see what will be after him?

Ecclesiastes 9:13

I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

Luke 16:8

The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs.

James 1:17

Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity.