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Ecclesiastes 2:26 (AMP)

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26 For to the person who pleases Him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and heaping up, that he may give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it.


Topics with this scripture:
(v. 26) Pleasing God - To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness
(v. 26) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - God gives the sinner the task of gathering and storing up wealth for the ones who pleases God

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Referenced Resources in Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes (ec)

Author: King Soloman

Chapters: 12

Date Written: 970-931 B.C.

Location Written: ?

Summary: In a quest for happiness and the meaning of life, this writer, known as "the Philosopher," asks many questions that are still raised in today's society.

Amplified Bible (AMP)

Year Created: 1964

Reading Level: 11th Grade

Translation Type: Word For Word

Summary: This translation is really a mini-commentary which features a system of verse-end alternate translations and comments on different shades of meaning in the original languages.

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