I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. And behold, this is also vanity.

I said to laughter- Madness! And to mirth, Why do you do this?

[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house. Since this is the end of every man, and the living man will apply good [warning] to his heart.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools. This is also vanity.

And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were merry with him.

Belshazzar the king made a great supper for his thousand nobles, and [there was] wine before the thousand.

So the gold and silver vessels were brought which [Nebuchadnezzar] had taken out of the temple of God in Jerusalem; and the king, and his nobles, and his mistresses, and his concubines drank out of them.

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote in front of the lamp on the plaster of the wall of the king's house: and the king saw the knuckles of the hand that wrote.

And the king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers. And he said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [there shall be] a golden chain upon his neck, and he shall be the third ruler in my kingdom.

And King Belshazzar was troubled, and his countenance changed upon him, and his nobles were troubled with him.

There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of God; and in the days of your father watchfulness and understanding were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your father made him chief of the enchanters, magicians, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers.

For we have spent enough of our past lifetime to accomplish the will of the Gentiles--having walked in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

Go, eat your bread with mirth, and drink your wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favorably accepted your works.

and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil; and bread strengthens man's heart.

There is a howling for the wine everywhere; all the mirth of the land has ceased, all the mirth of the land has departed.

And Abigail came to Nabal. And behold, he had a banquet in his house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal was merry within him, and he was very drunk. And she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.

And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Take notice when the heart of Amnon shall be merry with wine, and I shall say to you, Smite Amnon, and kill him: fear not; for is it not I that command you? Be courageous, and be valiant.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid away for many years; relax; eat, drink, and be merry."'

And do not get drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

Wisdom is good with an inheritance; and [there is] an advantage [by it] to them that see the sun.

For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver, and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.

And King David said to Ornan, No, but I will surely buy it for its worth in money- for I will not take your property for the Lord, to offer a whole burnt offering to the Lord without cost [to myself].

I have prepared according to all [my] might for the house of my God, gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, onyx stones, and costly and variegated stones for setting, and every precious stone, and much Parian [marble].

Three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of fine silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the sanctuary;

Then the heads of families, and the princes of the children of Israel, and the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and the overseers of the works, and the king's builders, offered willingly.

And those who had [precious] stones gave them into the treasuries of the house of the Lord by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

And it came to pass, when they brought in the box to the officers of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that the money was more than sufficient, then came the king's scribe, and the officer of the high priest, and emptied the box, and restored it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and collected much money.

So the workmen labored, and the works prospered in their hands, and they established the house of the Lord on its foundation, and strengthened [it].

And all that were round about strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with livestock, and with presents, besides the voluntary offerings.

And for the house of the Lord [there has been sent] silver and gold, which the king and the counselors have freely given to the God of Israel, who dwells in Jerusalem.

And as for everyone that arrives [there], speedily order him by this letter [to bring] calves, rams, lambs, and their grain offerings, and their drink offerings; and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

and I said to them, We of our free will have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the Gentiles; and do you sell your brothers? And shall they be delivered to us? And they were silent, and found no answer.

He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.

And her trade and her gain shall be holiness to the Lord; it shall not be gathered for them, but for those that dwell before the Lord, [even] all her trade, to eat and drink and be filled, and for a covenant [and] a memorial before the Lord.

Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish coming up. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a coin; taking that, give it to them for Me and you."

Jesus said to him, "If you desire to be perfect, go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

and Joanna the wife of Chuza, a supervisor of Herod, and Susanna, and many others who were ministering to them from their belongings.

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by the mammon of unrighteousness, so that whenever you fail, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

and they were selling their possessions and goods, and were dividing them among all, to the degree that anyone had a need.

Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined as a ministry to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea;

Now you Philippians also know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I went out from Macedonia, no church shared with me in an accounting of giving and receiving except you only.

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit which is increasing to your account.

And my God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy,

storing up for yourselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of eternal life.