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Ecclesiastes 2:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: "
Ecclesiastes 2:4
Verse in Context
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I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
"I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 2:2
"I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth"
Ecclesiastes 2:3
"I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life."
Ecclesiastes 2:5
"I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:"
Ecclesiastes 2:6
"I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:"
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