Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!" But it proved to be futile.
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Ecclesiastes 2:15
So I said to myself, "The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?" And I said to myself that this too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 1:16, 17
I said to myself, "Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge." . . .

Ecclesiastes 3:17, 18
I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed." . . .

Psalm 10:6
He says to himself, "I shall not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress."

Psalm 14:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Psalm 27:8
My heart said, "Seek His face." Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

Psalm 30:6, 7
In prosperity I said, "I will never be shaken." . . .

Luke 12:19
Then I will say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!"'

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Genesis 11:3, 4, 7
And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar. . . .

2 Kings 5:5
"Go now, " said the king of Aram, "and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel." So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

Isaiah 5:5
Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.

James 4:13
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit."

James 5:1
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail for the misery to come upon you.

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Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

Isaiah 50:5, 11
The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back. . . .

Luke 16:19, 23
Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. . . .

James 5:5
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

Titus 3:3
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Revelation 18:7, 8
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, 'I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.' . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.

King James Bible
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said to myself, "Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good." But it turned out to be futile.

International Standard Version
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.

NET Bible
I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.
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