Ecclesiastes 2:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For to a man who <FI>is<Fi> good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For he giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good inGod's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:26 in Context — 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.
25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:26 Mean?
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