Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in my heart, 1 Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: 1 And, behold, this is also vanity. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
2I said to laughter, Madness: 1 And to mirth, Why doest thou this? 1
Cross References
Genesis 11:7Come, and having gone down let us there confound their tongue, that they may not understand each the voice of his neighbor.
Psalms 10:6He shall rain upon sinners snares, 1 Fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast shall be the portion of their cup. 1
Psalms 27:8The Lord is the strength of his people, 1 And the saving defender of his anointed. 1
Ecclesiastes 1:16I spoke in my heart, saying, 1 Behold, I am increased, 1 And have acquired wisdom beyond all 1 Who were before me in Jerusalem: 1 Also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge. 1
Ecclesiastes 2:15And I said in my heart, 1 As the event of the fool is, 1 So shall it be to me, even to me; 1 And to what purpose have I gained wisdom? 1 I said moreover in my heart, 1 This is also vanity, 1 Because the fool speaks of his abundance. 1
Ecclesiastes 3:17And I said in my heart, 1 God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: 1 For there is a time there for every action 1 And for every work. 1
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:1
Solomon having pronounced all vanity, and particularly knowledge and learning, which he was so far from giving himself joy of that he found the increase of it did but increase his sorrow, in this chapter he goes on to show what reason he has to be tired of this world, and with what little reason most men are fond of it. I. He shows that there is no true happiness and satisfaction to be had in mirth and pleasure, and the delights of sense, ver. 1-11 . II. He reconsiders the pretensions of wisdom, and allows it to… Read the whole commentary →