Ecclesiastes 2:26
The Scripture
(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.
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
Genesis 7:1Luke 1:6II Chronicles 31:20II Chronicles 31:21Proverbs 3:13Proverbs 3:14Proverbs 3:15Proverbs 3:16Proverbs 3:17Proverbs 3:18Isaiah 3:10Isaiah 3:11
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