Ecclesiastes 2:1 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:1

1: I said to myself, "Come now, let's give pleasure a try. Let's look for the `good things' in life." But I found that this, too, was meaningless.

Luke 12:19

  1. And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'

Ecclesiastes 8:15

  1. So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people to do in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

  1. I said to myself, "In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds."
  2. Then I realized that God allows people to continue in their sinful ways so he can test them. That way, they can see for themselves that they are no better than animals.

Psalms 27:8

  1. My heart has heard you say, "Come and talk with me." And my heart responds, "LORD, I am coming."

James 5:1

  1. Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.

Psalms 14:1

  1. Only fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; no one does good!

Genesis 11:3

  1. They began to talk about construction projects. "Come," they said, "let's make great piles of burnt brick and collect natural asphalt to use as mortar.
  2. Let's build a great city with a tower that reaches to the skies--a monument to our greatness! This will bring us together and keep us from scattering all over the world."

James 4:13

  1. Look here, you people who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit."

Ecclesiastes 11:9

  1. Young man, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

Psalms 30:6

  1. When I was prosperous I said, "Nothing can stop me now!"
  2. Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

Isaiah 50:11

  1. But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon lie down in great torment.

Luke 16:19

  1. Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury.

Ecclesiastes 7:4

  1. A wise person thinks much about death, while the fool thinks only about having a good time now.

Isaiah 50:5

  1. The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened. I do not rebel or turn away.

2 Kings 5:5

  1. "Go and visit the prophet," the king told him. "I will send a letter of introduction for you to carry to the king of Israel." So Naaman started out, taking as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

James 5:5

  1. You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every whim. Now your hearts are nice and fat, ready for the slaughter.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

  1. Both of them die. Just as the fool will die, so will I. So of what value is all my wisdom? Then I said to myself, "This is all so meaningless!"

Psalms 10:6

  1. They say to themselves, "Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!"

Ecclesiastes 1:16

  1. I said to myself, "Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them."
  2. So I worked hard to distinguish wisdom from foolishness. But now I realize that even this was like chasing the wind.

Isaiah 5:5

  1. Now this is what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will tear down its fences and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it.

Genesis 11:7

  1. Come, let's go down and give them different languages. Then they won't be able to understand each other."

Titus 3:3

  1. Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.

Revelation 18:7

  1. She has lived in luxury and pleasure, so match it now with torments and sorrows. She boasts, 'I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow. I will not experience sorrow.'
  2. Therefore, the sorrows of death and mourning and famine will overtake her in a single day. She will be utterly consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty."

Luke 16:23

  1. and his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham.
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