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Ecclesiastes Chapter 6

Ecclesiastes

ecc 6:0

Overview

Ecc 6:1, The vanity of riches without use; Ecc 6:3, though a man have many children and a long life; Ecc 6:7, The vanity of sight and wandering desires; Ecc 6:10, The conclusion of vanities.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

ecc 6:1

Ecc 5:13

Ecclesiastes 6:2

ecc 6:2

a man: Ecc 5:19; Kg1 3:13; Ch1 29:25, Ch1 29:28; Ch2 1:11; Dan 5:18

so: Ecc 2:4-10; Deu 8:7-10; Jdg 18:10; Job 21:9-15; Psa 17:14, Psa 73:7; Luk 12:19, Luk 12:20

yet: A man may possess much earthly goods, and yet have neither the heart nor power to enjoy them. Possession and fruition are not necessarily joined together; and this is also among the vanities of life, and was and still is a very "common evil among men." It belongs to God as much to give the power to enjoy, as it does to give earthly blessings.

but: Deu 28:33, Deu 28:43; Psa 39:6; Lam 5:2; Hos 7:9

vanity: Ecc 4:4, Ecc 4:8, Ecc 5:16

Ecclesiastes 6:3

ecc 6:3

a man: Gen 33:5; Sa1 2:20, Sa1 2:21; Kg2 10:1; Ch1 28:5; Ch2 11:21; Est 5:11; Psa 127:4, Psa 127:5; Pro 17:6

so: Ecc 5:17-19; Gen 47:9

and also: Kg2 9:35; Est 7:10, Est 9:14, Est 9:15; Isa 14:19, Isa 14:20; Jer 22:19, Jer 36:30

that an: Ecc 4:3; Job 3:16; Psa 58:8; Mat 26:24

Ecclesiastes 6:4

ecc 6:4

his name: Psa 109:13

Ecclesiastes 6:5

ecc 6:5

this: Job 3:10-13, Job 14:1; Psa 58:8, Psa 90:7-9

Ecclesiastes 6:6

ecc 6:6

though: Gen 5:5, Gen 5:23, Gen 5:24; Isa 65:22

yet: Ecc 6:3; Job 7:7; Psa 4:6, Psa 4:7, Psa 34:12; Isa 65:20; Jer 17:6

do: Ecc 3:20, Ecc 12:7; Job 1:21, Job 30:23; Heb 9:27

Ecclesiastes 6:7

ecc 6:7

the labour: Gen 3:17-19; Pro 16:26; Mat 6:25; Joh 6:27; Ti1 6:6-8

appetite: Heb. soul, Ecc 6:3, Ecc 5:10; Luk 12:19

Ecclesiastes 6:8

ecc 6:8

what hath the wise: Ecc 2:14-16, Ecc 5:11

the poor: Gen 17:1; Psa 101:2, Psa 116:9; Pro 19:1; Luk 1:6; Ti1 6:17

Ecclesiastes 6:9

ecc 6:9

Better: Ecc 2:24, Ecc 3:12, Ecc 3:13, Ecc 5:18

wandering of the desire: Heb. walking of the soul, Job 31:7; Pro 30:15, Pro 30:16; Jer 2:20

this: Ecc 6:2, Ecc 1:2, Ecc 1:14, Ecc 2:11, Ecc 2:22, Ecc 2:23, Ecc 4:4

Ecclesiastes 6:10

ecc 6:10

which: Ecc 1:9-11, Ecc 3:15

and it: Gen 3:9, Gen 3:17-19; Job 14:1-4; Psa 39:6, Psa 82:6, Psa 82:7, Psa 103:15

neither: Job 9:3, Job 9:4, Job 9:32, Job 33:13, Job 40:2; Isa 45:9, Isa 45:10; Jer 49:19; Rom 9:19, Rom 9:20

Ecclesiastes 6:11

ecc 6:11

Ecc 1:6-9, Ecc 1:17, Ecc 1:18, Ecc 2:3-11, Ecc 3:19, Ecc 4:1-4, Ecc 4:8, Ecc 4:16, Ecc 5:7; Psa 73:6; Hos 12:1

Ecclesiastes 6:12

ecc 6:12

who knoweth: Ecc 2:3, Ecc 12:13; Psa 4:6, Psa 16:5, Psa 17:15, Psa 47:4; Lam 3:24-27; Mic 6:8

the days of his vain life: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity, Ecc 8:13, Ecc 9:6; Ch1 29:15; Job 8:9, Job 14:2; Psa 39:5, Psa 39:6, Psa 89:47, Psa 90:10-12; Psa 102:11, Psa 109:23, Psa 144:4; Jam 4:14

for who can: Ecc 3:22, Ecc 8:7; Job 14:21


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