Ecclesiastes 2:3 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:3

3: After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. While still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I hoped to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.

Proverbs 20:1

  1. Wine produces mockers; liquor leads to brawls. Whoever is led astray by drink cannot be wise.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

  1. So I worked hard to distinguish wisdom from foolishness. But now I realize that even this was like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

  1. In the few days of our empty lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? And who can tell what will happen in the future after we are gone?

Proverbs 31:4

  1. And it is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave liquor.
  2. For if they drink, they may forget their duties and be unable to give justice to those who are oppressed.

Ephesians 5:18

  1. Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, let the Holy Spirit fill and control you.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

  1. Here is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is the duty of every person.

2 Corinthians 6:15

  1. What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?
  2. And what union can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: "I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  3. Therefore, come out from them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.

Psalms 90:9

  1. We live our lives beneath your wrath. We end our lives with a groan.
  2. Seventy years are given to us! Some may even reach eighty. But even the best of these years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we are gone.
  3. Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.
  4. Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom.

Proverbs 23:29

  1. Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
  2. It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
  3. Don't let the sparkle and smooth taste of wine deceive you.
  4. For in the end it bites like a poisonous serpent; it stings like a viper.
  5. You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things.

Matthew 6:24

  1. "No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Job 14:14

  1. If mortals die, can they live again? This thought would give me hope, and through my struggle I would eagerly wait for release.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

  1. I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

  1. So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that this pleasure is from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

  1. So I concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can.
  2. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

1 Samuel 25:36

  1. When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal had thrown a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything about her meeting with David until the next morning.

Genesis 47:9

  1. Jacob replied, "I have lived for 130 hard years, but I am still not nearly as old as many of my ancestors."

Ecclesiastes 7:18

  1. So try to walk a middle course--but those who fear God will succeed either way.
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