Ecclesiastes 2:1
The Scripture
(1) I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Ecclesiastes 2 records the Preacher testing pleasure, wealth, and great achievements, only to find it all vanity and vexation of spirit. He weighs wisdom against folly, noting both the wise and the fool share the same fate and are eventually forgotten. The chapter concludes that enjoying one's labor is a gift from God, who gives wisdom and joy to the good but burdens the sinner with fruitless toil.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 2:15Ecclesiastes 1:16Ecclesiastes 1:17Ecclesiastes 3:17Ecclesiastes 3:18Psalms 10:6Psalms 14:1Psalms 27:8Psalms 30:6Psalms 30:7Luke 12:19Genesis 11:3
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