Ecclesiastes 2:3

I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

Cross References (17)

  • Proverbs 20:1 (8)

    Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

  • Ecclesiastes 1:17 (5)

    So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

  • Genesis 47:9 (3)

    “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years

  • Ecclesiastes 6:12 (3)

    For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who

  • Proverbs 31:4–5 (3)

    It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

  • Ecclesiastes 12:13 (3)

    When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the w

  • Ephesians 5:18 (3)

    Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

  • Job 14:14 (2)

    When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.

  • 1 Samuel 25:36 (2)

    When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drun

  • Psalms 90:9–12 (2)

    For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:25 (2)

    I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of

  • Matthew 6:24 (2)

    No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despi

  • Proverbs 23:29–35 (2)

    Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

  • Ecclesiastes 2:24 (2)

    Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God

  • Ecclesiastes 3:12–13 (2)

    I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

  • Ecclesiastes 7:18 (2)

    It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:15–17 (2)

    What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?