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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Solomon’s trial of God’s second gift, namely, riches, and the enjoyment which riches supply; this brought him to the sane result .

Comparing…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

In my heart.— To my heart (Luke 12:19; Psalms 42:11).

Go to now.—[Reference Numbers…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I said in mine heart
He communed with his heart, he thought and reasoned within himself, and came to this resolution…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon soon found mirth and pleasure to be vanity. What does noisy, flashy mirth do towards making a man happy? The manifold devices of men's hear…

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