Ecclesiastes 2:26

Young's Literal Translation 1862

For to a man who `is' good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

Cross References

Genesis 7:1

And Jehovah saith to Noah, `Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before Me in this generation;

Job 32:8

Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.

Job 38:36

Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?

Psalm 39:6

Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.

Psalm 51:6

Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous `is' the sinner's wealth.

Proverbs 2:6

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 28:8

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It `is' a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit!

Ecclesiastes 2:25

For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

Luke 1:6

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

John 16:24

till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

James 3:17

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --