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Ecclesiastes 2:26

26 To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 2:26

Ecclesiastes 1:13 - I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13

Isaiah 3:10-11 - Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:10-11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:10-11

Luke 1:6 - Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commandments and regula... Click to read the verse Luke 1:6 Click to read the verse Luke 1:6

Genesis 7:1 - The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found y... Click to read the verse Genesis 7:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 7:1

Ecclesiastes 7:26 - I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands a... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:26 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:26

Ecclesiastes 4:4 - And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. This too i... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:4 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:4

Psalms 37:16 - Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; Click to read the verse Psalms 37:16 Click to read the verse Psalms 37:16

Proverbs 13:22 - A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored u... Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:22 Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:22

Genesis 42:38 - But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only... Click to read the verse Genesis 42:38 Click to read the verse Genesis 42:38

Job 32:8 - But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. Click to read the verse Job 32:8 Click to read the verse Job 32:8

Ecclesiastes 1:14 - I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:14 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:14

Job 27:16-17 - Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay, Click to read the verse Job 27:16-17 Click to read the verse Job 27:16-17

Isaiah 23:18 - Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord; they will not be stored up or h... Click to read the verse Isaiah 23:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 23:18

Matthew 6:19 - Treasures in Heaven “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust des... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:19 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:19

Proverbs 28:8 - He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to ... Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:8

James 3:17 - But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, sub... Click to read the verse James 3:17 Click to read the verse James 3:17

1 Corinthians 1:30-31 - It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that i... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:30-31 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:30-31

John 16:24 - Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy wi... Click to read the verse John 16:24 Click to read the verse John 16:24

Deuteronomy 12:25 - Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:25 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:25

Psalms 39:6 - Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro: He bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up we... Click to read the verse Psalms 39:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 39:6

2 Chronicles 31:20-21 - This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before t... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 31:20-21

Proverbs 3:13-18 - Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, Click to read the verse Proverbs 3:13-18 Click to read the verse Proverbs 3:13-18

Ecclesiastes 9:2 - All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and th... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:2 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:2

Psalms 49:10 - For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their w... Click to read the verse Psalms 49:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:10

Jeremiah 2:13 - “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:13

2 Chronicles 19:11 - “Amariah the chief priest will be over you in any matter concerning the Lord, and Zebadiah son ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:11 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:11

1 Kings 4:29 - Solomon’s Wisdom God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:29 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:29

Daniel 1:17 - To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and lea... Click to read the verse Daniel 1:17 Click to read the verse Daniel 1:17

Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Click to read the verse Galatians 5:22-23 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:22-23

Ecclesiastes 1:2 - “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:2 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:2

Ecclesiastes 1:8 - All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ea... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:8

Job 38:36 - Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind? Click to read the verse Job 38:36 Click to read the verse Job 38:36

Ecclesiastes 11:8 - However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of dar... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8

2 Peter 3:15 - Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:15 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:15

Job 27:17 - what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver. Click to read the verse Job 27:17 Click to read the verse Job 27:17

Ecclesiastes 5:14 - or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when he has a son there is nothing left for him. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:14 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:14

Colossians 3:16-17 - Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdo... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:16-17 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:16-17

Romans 14:17-18 - For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and ... Click to read the verse Romans 14:17-18 Click to read the verse Romans 14:17-18

Ecclesiastes 4:16 - There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not plea... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:16

Ecclesiastes 5:10 - Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his in... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:10

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - I have seen the burden God has laid on men. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:10

Ecclesiastes 2:18 - I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:18 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:18

Colossians 1:9-12 - For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and aski... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:9-12 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:9-12

1 Thessalonians 1:3 - We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor promp... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 1:3