Ecclesiastes 2:2
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”Ecclesiastes 2:2
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:2 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:2 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 2:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 14:13“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”Ecclesiastes 7:6“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 7:2“It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.”James 4:9“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”1 Peter 4:2“That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.”1 Samuel 25:36“And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.”Isaiah 22:12“And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:”Amos 6:3“Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;”Luke 6:25“Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.”Matthew 13:45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:”
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