Ecclesiastes 2:19 KJV
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Old Words
- shewed to show
What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.
Matthew Henry
- This world to be used according to the will of GodOur hearts are very loth to quit their expectations of great things from the creature; but Solomon came to this at length. The world is a vale of tears, even...
Parallel Passages
- 1 Kings 12:13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
- 1 Kings 12:14–20 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. …
- 1 Kings 14:25–28 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: …
- 2 Chronicles 10:13–16 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, …
- 2 Chronicles 12:9–10 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. …
- Ecclesiastes 9:13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
- Luke 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
- James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
- James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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Topics
- Experiment In worldly pleasure, Solomon’s
- Heir General scriptures concerning
- Industry General scriptures concerning
- Inheritance Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Life Vanity of
- Philosophy The nature of things
- Wisdom Worldly
Strong’s Numbers
- And who knoweth יָדַע yâdaʻ
- whether he shall be a wise חָכָם châkâm
- or a fool סָכָל çâkâl
- yet shall he have rule שָׁלַט shâlaṭ
- over all my labour עָמָל ʻâmâl
- wherein I have laboured עָמַל ʻâmal
- and wherein I have shewed myself wise חָכַם châkam
- under the sun שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh
- This is also vanity הֶבֶל hebel
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