Plenty cannot guarantee pleasure, and roaming desire never says “enough.” Ecclesiastes 6 teaches that enjoyment itself is God’s gift and that humble trust, not human leverage, anchors meaning under the sun.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Plenty cannot guarantee pleasure, and roaming desire never says “enough.” Ecclesiastes 6 teaches that enjoyment itself is God’s gift and that humble trust, not human leverage, anchors meaning under the sun.
Proverbs 22:17–24:22 gathers the Thirty Sayings of the Wise to train trust in the Lord and skill for everyday life. Learn how these sayings guard the poor, shape appetites, honor parents, prize truth, and anchor hope in God’s future.
Proverbs 23 moves from courts to tables, shaping appetites by the fear of the Lord. Learn why wealth cannot carry hope, why truth is worth any price, and how sober joy, faithful love, and justice for the vulnerable mark a wise life.
Eliphaz’s third speech mixes real truths with reckless charges and transactional promises. This study untangles the counsel, treasures God above gold, and points to the righteous Advocate who delivers the guilty.
The queen of Sheba tests Solomon and leaves praising the Lord. The chapter shines with wisdom and wealth while warning that prosperity must serve worship and justice.
The queen of Sheba tests Solomon and leaves praising the Lord. 1 Kings 10 celebrates wisdom’s reach and warns how wealth can turn from gift to snare.
Deuteronomy 8 trains hearts to live by God’s word in scarcity and in plenty. Manna’s lesson guards prosperity from pride and turns work into stewardship.
Matthew 19 moves from creation’s design for marriage to the blessing of little children and the rich man’s sorrow. Jesus names human impossibility, offers divine possibility, and promises renewal and reward to all who follow him.
James 5 thunders against hoarded wealth and comforts the weary with the Lord’s nearness. It calls the church to patient hearts, plain words, earnest prayer, and gentle rescue of those who wander.