Ecclesiastes 2:10
The Scripture
(10) And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
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 3:22Ecclesiastes 6:9Ecclesiastes 11:9Genesis 3:6Genesis 6:2Judges 14:2Job 31:1Psalms 119:37Proverbs 23:5I John 2:16Ecclesiastes 2:22Ecclesiastes 5:18
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