Ecclesiastes 2:2

“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”

"I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?" - Ecclesiastes 2:2
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What does Ecclesiastes 2:2 mean?

Ecclesiastes 2:2 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?" This verse is a part of the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes, which is traditionally attributed to King Solomon, the son of David. The book is a…

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The Vanity of Laughter: Seeking True Joy Beyond the Echoes of Laughter

In Ecclesiastes 2:2, King Solomon, often revered for his wisdom, states, "I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?" This verse encapsulates a profound existential reflection that weighs heavily on the human spirit. It prompts us to consider the nature of joy…

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A Prayer for Discernment in Joy and Laughter

Heavenly Father, With a heart full of gratitude and reverence, I come before You today, acknowledging the complexity of our human experiences. As I meditate on the wisdom found in Ecclesiastes 2:2, where it is written, "I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth…

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Ecclesiastes 2:2 - "I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?"
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Ecclesiastes 1:2 - "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 2:13 - "Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness."
Ecclesiastes 8:2 - "I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left."
Ecclesiastes 3:2 - "A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;"
Ecclesiastes 2:25 - "For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?"
Ecclesiastes 2:6 - "I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:"
"While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:" - Ecclesiastes 12:2
Ecclesiastes 12:2 - "While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:"
Ecclesiastes 2:5 - "I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:"
Ecclesiastes 11:2 - "Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth."
Ecclesiastes 2:4 - "I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:"
Ecclesiastes 4:2 - "Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive."
Ecclesiastes 2:22 - "For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?"
Ecclesiastes 2:20 - "Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 2:1 - "I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 7:2 - "¶ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart."
Ecclesiastes 2:23 - "For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity."
Ecclesiastes 2:14 - "The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all."
Ecclesiastes 2:17 - "Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit."
Ecclesiastes 2:9 - "So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me."
"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." - Ecclesiastes 1:2
Ecclesiastes 2:15 - "Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 2:21 - "For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil."
Ecclesiastes 2:16 - "For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool."
"I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God." - Ecclesiastes 8:2
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."