I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.


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Ecclesiastes 1 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Proverbs 2 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Ecclesiastes 7 25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
Ecclesiastes 2 12 And 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 already done.
Hebrews 10 34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Jeremiah 35 5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
Deuteronomy 4 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Isaiah 58 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Matthew 20 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
Acts 10 29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
Matthew 11 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Colossians 1 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Judges 9 13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
John 2 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Psalms 37 4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Ruth 2 9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
Ephesians 5 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Genesis 19 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
1 Peter 1 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Proverbs 18 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 Peter 1 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
Titus 2 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Deuteronomy 4 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Ecclesiastes 2 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
Psalms 22 26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
Ezekiel 23 40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
Genesis 18 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Ezekiel 24 25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
1 Kings 8 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;
Jeremiah 17 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Judges 19 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
Ecclesiastes 1 17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
Ephesians 1 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Psalms 69 32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
Ecclesiastes 3 22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Psalms 60 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Deuteronomy 11 9 And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Acts 17 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Job 5 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Proverbs 19 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Micah 6 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Titus 2 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Genesis 44 17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
Exodus 35 10 And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
2 Chronicles 6 30 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:
Colossians 2 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Job 34 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
2 Samuel 7 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
James 1 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Psalms 119 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.