Ecclesiastes 2:26 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

²⁶ For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ For to the person who pleases Him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and heaping up, that he may give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Common English Bible

²⁶ because God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please God. But to those who are offensive, God gives the task of hoarding and accumulating, but only so as to give it all to those who do please God. This too is pointless and a chasing after wind.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ God has given, to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and rejoicing. But to the sinner, he has given affliction and needless worrying, so as to add, and to gather, and to deliver, to him who has pleased God. But this, too, is emptiness and a hollow worrying of the mind.

Ecclesiastes 2:26 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 7:1

The LORD said to Noach, *Come with all of your household into the teivah, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

Job 38:36

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

Psalm 39:6

*Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

Proverbs 2:6

For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:25

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

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the mitzvot and ordinances of the Lord.

John 16:24

Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.