Ecclesiastes 2:9
The Scripture
(9) So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
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 1:16I Kings 3:12I Kings 10:7I Kings 10:23I Chronicles 29:25II Chronicles 1:1II Chronicles 9:22II Chronicles 9:23
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