Ecclesiastes 2:3 Cross References - Geneva

³ I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life.

⁹ And Iaakob sayd vnto Pharaoh, The whole time of my pilgrimage is an hundreth and thirty yeeres: fewe and euill haue the dayes of my life bene, and I haue not attayned vnto the yeeres of the life of my fathers, in the dayes of their pilgrimages.

³⁶ So Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he made a feast in his house, like the feast of a King, and Nabals heart was merie within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, neither lesse nor more, vntil the morning arose.

¹⁴ If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of mine appointed time will I waite, till my changing shall come.

⁹ For all our dayes are past in thine anger: we haue spent our yeeres as a thought. ¹⁰ The time of our life is threescore yeeres and ten, and if they be of strength, fourescore yeeres: yet their strength is but labour and sorowe: for it is cut off quickly, and we flee away. ¹¹ Who knoweth the power of thy wrath? for according to thy feare is thine anger. ¹² Teach vs so to nomber our dayes, that we may apply our heartes vnto wisdome.

¹ Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

²⁹ To whome is woe? to whome is sorowe? to whom is strife? to whom is murmuring? to whom are woundes without cause? and to whome is the rednesse of the eyes? ³⁰ Euen to them that tarie long at the wine, to them that goe, and seeke mixt wine. ³¹ Looke not thou vpon the wine, when it is red, and when it sheweth his colour in the cup, or goeth downe pleasantly. ³² In the ende thereof it will bite like a serpent, and hurt like a cockatrise. ³³ Thine eyes shall looke vpon strange women, and thine heart shall speake lewde things. ³⁴ And thou shalt bee as one that sleepeth in the middes of the sea, and as hee that sleepeth in the toppe of the maste. ³⁵ They haue stricken mee, shalt thou say, but I was not sicke: they haue beaten mee, but I knew not, when I awoke: therefore will I seeke it yet still.

⁴ It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke, ⁵ Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.

¹⁷ And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.

²⁴ There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, and delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.

¹² I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life. ¹³ And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commoditie of all his labour. this is the gift of God.

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¹⁸ Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?

²⁵ All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I thought I will be wise, but it went farre from me.

¹³ Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.

²⁴ No man can serue two masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches.

¹⁵ And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath the beleeuer with the infidell? ¹⁶ And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols? for ye are the Temple of the liuing God: as God hath said, I will dwell among them, and walke there: and I will be their God, and they shalbe my people. ¹⁷ Wherefore come out from among them, and separate your selues, saith the Lord, and touch none vncleane thing, and I wil receiue you.

¹⁸ And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,