Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said in mine heart, Goe to nowe, I will proue thee with ioy: therefore take thou pleasure in pleasant things: and beholde, this also is vanitie.

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In The King James Version

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

In Context

2I saide of laughter, Thou art mad: and of ioy, What is this that thou doest?

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Cross References

Genesis 11:7Come on, let vs goe downe, and there confound their language, that euery one perceiue not anothers speache.

Psalms 10:6He saith in his heart, I shall neuer be moued, nor be in danger.

Psalms 27:8When thou saidest, Seeke ye my face, mine heart answered vnto thee, O Lord, I will seeke thy face.

Ecclesiastes 1:16I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that haue bene before me in Ierusalem: and mine heart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 2:15Then I thought in mine heart, It befalleth vnto me, as it befalleth to ye foole. Why therefore doe I then labour to be more wise? And I sayd in mine heart, that this also is vanitie.

Ecclesiastes 3:17I thought in mine heart, God wil iudge the iust and the wicked: for time is there for euery purpose and for euery worke.

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 →

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