8 aI also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and1 musical instruments of all kinds.
9 aSo I became great and1 excelled bmore than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them.
I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure,
For my heart rejoiced in all my labor;
And athis was my reward from all my labor.
I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure,
For my heart rejoiced in all my labor;
And athis was my reward from all my labor.
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done
And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all was avanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.
And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all was avanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.
The End of the Wise and the Fool
12 Then I turned myself to consider wisdom aand madness and folly;
For what can the man do who succeeds the king?—
Only what he has already bdone.
For what can the man do who succeeds the king?—
Only what he has already bdone.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
| << Ecclesiastes 2:9 | Ecclesiastes 2:11 >> |
Topical Studies for Ecclesiastes 2:10:
Heart {Forerunner Commentary}
Heart {Nave's Topical Bible}
Labor {Forerunner Commentary}
Labor {Nave's Topical Bible}
Reward {Forerunner Commentary}
Reward {Nave's Topical Bible}
Keep {Forerunner Commentary}
Other topical entries containing Ecclesiastes 2:10:
Joy {Nave's Topical Bible}
Self-indulgence {Nave's Topical Bible}
Joy {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Vanity {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
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