Ecclesiastes 1:1

American Standard Version (1901)

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:12 : 12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
  • Eccl 7:27 : 27 Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account;
  • Eccl 12:8-9 : 8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity. 9 And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs. 10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, [even] words of truth.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
  • 1 Kgs 11:42-43 : 42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
  • 2 Chr 9:30 : 30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
  • 2 Chr 10:17-19 : 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
  • Neh 6:7 : 7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
  • Ps 40:9 : 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.
  • 2 Pet 2:5 : 5 and spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
  • Jonah 3:2 : 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

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  • Eccl 1:2-5
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    2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

    3What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?

    4One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.

    5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.

  • Eccl 1:9-18
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    9That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

    10Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

    11There is no remembrance of the former [generations] ; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.

    12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

    13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

    14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

    15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

    16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

    17And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

    18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

  • Prov 1:1-2
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    1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

    2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

  • Eccl 12:8-10
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    8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

    9And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.

    10The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, [even] words of truth.

  • Song 1:1
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    1The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

  • Eccl 2:11-12
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    11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

    12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago.

  • Eccl 2:1
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    1I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

  • Eccl 2:19-20
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    19And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

    20Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

  • Eccl 3:1
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    1For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

  • Eccl 2:15
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    15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

    12For who knoweth what is good for man in [his] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 4:7-8
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    7Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

    8There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, [saith he], do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

  • Eccl 2:17
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    17So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Prov 30:1
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    1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

  • Eccl 7:27
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    27Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account;

  • Eccl 6:1
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    1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

  • Eccl 4:15-16
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    15I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in his stead.

    16There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Eccl 2:9
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    9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

  • Gen 1:1
    69%

    1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

  • 2 Chr 1:1-2
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    1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

    2And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' [houses] .

  • Eccl 2:4
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    4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    68%

    1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.

  • Eccl 3:22
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    22Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

  • Eccl 4:3
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    3yea, better than them both [did I esteem] him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

  • Eccl 12:12
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    12And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

  • Prov 25:1
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    1These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

  • Matt 1:1
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    1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • Eccl 3:19
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    19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.