Ecclesiastes 2:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?”
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BSBPD
“For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 2:25 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- Ecclesiastes 2:1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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