Ecclesiastes 2:3 (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 2:3 KJV

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Matthew Henry

The vanity and vexation of mirth, sensual pleasure, riches, and pompSolomon soon found mirth and pleasure to be vanity. What does noisy, flashy mirth towards making a man happy? The manifold devices of men's hearts, to get...

Thompson Chains

Wine (2)See the chain from Genesis 14:18 · 11 links
Wisdom (9)See the chain from 1 Kings 4:31 · 4 links
RequirementsSee the chain from Deuteronomy 10:12 · 4 links

Cross References

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
Proverbs 31:4–5 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: …
Ecclesiastes 6:12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Genesis 47:9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
Job 14:14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Psalms 90:9–12 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. …
Proverbs 23:29–35 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? …
Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:12–13 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. …
Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Ecclesiastes 7:25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
2 Corinthians 6:15–17 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? …

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Topics

Epicureans Doctrines propagated by, familiar to Solomon
Experiment In worldly pleasure, Solomon’s
Investigation General scriptures concerning
Life Vanity of
Philosophy The nature of things
Pleasure Worldly
Vanity Worldly enjoyment is
Wine Unclassified scriptures relating to
Wisdom Worldly
Worldliness General scriptures concerning

Strong’s Numbers

I sought תּוּר tûwr
in mine heart לֵב lêb
to give מָשַׁךְ mâshak
myself בָּשָׂר bâsâr
unto wine יַיִן yayin
yet acquainting נָהַג nâhag
mine heart לֵב lêb
with wisdom חׇכְמָה chokmâh
and to lay hold אָחַז ʼâchaz
on folly סִכְלוּת çiklûwth
till I might see רָאָה râʼâh
what was that good טוֹב ṭôwb
for the sons בֵּן bên
of men אָדָם ʼâdâm
which they should do עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
under the heaven שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
all מִסְפָּר miçpâr
the days יוֹם yôwm
of their life חַי chay

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