Ecclesiastes 3 New King James Version << Ecclesiastes 2 | Ecclesiastes 3 | Ecclesiastes 4 >> A Time for Everything. 1:13 I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that # Job 5:9; Eccl. 18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because r I must leave it to the man who will come after me. Ecclesiastes 1:2 2 “Vanity b 1 of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, c all is vanity. 7 I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, For my heart rejoiced in all my labor; And j this was my 7 reward from all my labor. 2:3, 12; 7:23, 25; (1 Thess. Ecclesiastes 2:14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 NKJV To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted NKJV: New King James Version Ecclesiastes 1:2-3; Ecclesiastes 1:14 Read chapter in New King James Version Read verse in New King James Version 1 A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one’s birth; 2 Better to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, And who knows the interpretation of a thing? 2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." 16 I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained # 1 Kin. 2 1 I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this also was vanity. 1 - 2 to the more serene tone and sober instructions for life in chs. 2 "Vanity b 1 1 of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity 3 of vanities, c all is vanity." Ecclesiastes 12:1 12 Remember a now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the 1 difficult days come, And the years draw near b when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”: Read more Share Copy Show footnotes A service of Faithlife / Logos Bible Software. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge.” 17 # Eccl. Ecclesiastes 7:15 I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness. Cross References Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. Ecclesiastes 5 - Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil. Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 New King James Version (NKJV) The Vanity of Pleasure. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done. 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of [] scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. 10 The Preacher sought to find [] acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth. 1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2 A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. 2:9 more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Bible > NKJV > Ecclesiastes 7 Ecclesiastes 7 New King James Version: Par The Value of Practical Wisdom. Ecclesiastes 4:12 New King James Version (NKJV) 12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. Read verse in New King James Version 4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is. The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called Qoheleth (="the Teacher"; Koheleth or Kohelet), composed probably between 5th to 2nd century BCE. The text of the New King James Version (NKJV) appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God. 7:23; 8:17; Rom. 1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure”; but … 3:12, 13; Eccl. 6 I made myself water pools from which to water the growing trees of the grove. Ecclesiastes 1 - The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 12 - Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in them": 2 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; [] therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, this also was vanity. 3 What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun?. Ecclesiastes 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes; e But the earth abides forever. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 3 d What profit has a man from all his labor In which he 4 toils under the sun? 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