Ecclesiastes 6
Overview
6:1 The vanity of riches without use;
6:3 though a man have many children and a long life;
6:7 The vanity of sight and wandering desires;
6:10 The conclusion of vanities. Verse 1 Ecclesiastes 5:13 Reciprocal 9:13 - General; 10:5 - an evil Verse 2 a man Ecclesiastes 5:19; 1 Kings 3:13; 1 Chronicles 29:25, 29:28; 2 Chronicles 1:11; Daniel 5:18 so Ecclesiastes 2:4-10; Deuteronomy 8:7-10; Judges 18:10; Job 21:9-15; Psalm 17:14, 73:7; Luke 12:19, 12:20 yetA 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 Deuteronomy 28:33, 28:43; Psalm 39:6; Lamentations 5:2; Hosea 7:9 vanity Ecclesiastes 4:4, 4:8, 5:16 Reciprocal Job 21:25 - never; Ecclesiastes 2:24 - that it; 3:13 - General; 5:13 - a sore; 6:9 - this; Zechariah 9:6 - General Verse 3 a man Genesis 33:5; 1 Samuel 2:20, 2:21; 2 Kings 10:1; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 2 Chronicles 11:21; Esther 5:11; Psalm 127:4, 127:5; Proverbs 17:6 so Ecclesiastes 5:17-19; Genesis 47:9 and also 2 Kings 9:35; Esther 7:10, 9:14, 9:15; Isaiah 14:19, 14:20; Jeremiah 22:19, 36:30 that an Ecclesiastes 4:3; Job 3:16; Psalm 58:8; Matthew 26:24 Reciprocal Genesis 15:15 - buried; 23:4 - burying place; 23:19 - General; 50:5 - bury me; 2 Kings 9:37 - the carcase; Job 3:10 - it shut not; 3:13 - then had I been at rest; Ecclesiastes 6:6 - yet; 6:7 - appetite; Isaiah 14:18 - all of; Jeremiah 8:2 - they shall be; 20:17 - he slew; Hosea 9:11 - from the birth; Revelation 11:9 - and shall not Verse 4 his name Psalm 109:13 Reciprocal Exodus 10:21 - darkness Verse 5 this Job 3:10-13, 14:1; Psalm 58:8, 90:7-9
Verse 6 though Genesis 5:5, 5:23, 5:24; Isaiah 65:22 yet Ecclesiastes 6:3; Job 7:7; Psalm 4:6, 4:7, 34:12; Isaiah 65:20; Jeremiah 17:6 do Ecclesiastes 3:20, 12:7; Job 1:21, 30:23; Habakkuk 3:1 Reciprocal Ecclesiastes 11:8 - General Verse 7 the labour Genesis 3:17-19; Proverbs 16:26; Matthew 6:25; John 6:27; 1 Timothy 6:6-8 appetiteHeb. soul, Ecclesiastes 6:3, 5:10; Luke 12:19 Reciprocal Genesis 48:15 - fed me; Psalm 127:2 - the bread; Proverbs 27:20 - so; Ecclesiastes 2:22 - hath man Verse 8 what hath the wise Ecclesiastes 2:14-16, 5:11 the poor Genesis 17:1; Psalm 101:2, 116:9; Proverbs 19:1; Luke 1:6; 1 Timothy 6:17 Reciprocal Ecclesiastes 2:16 - how; 2:22 - hath man; Romans 3:1 - advantage Verse 9 Better Ecclesiastes 2:24, 3:12, 3:13, 5:18 wandering of the desireHeb. walking of the soul, Job 31:7; Proverbs 30:15, 30:16; Jeremiah 2:20 this Ecclesiastes 6:2, 1:2, 1:14, 2:11, 2:22, 2:23, 4:4 Reciprocal 1 Kings 9:1 - all Solomon's; 9:19 - that which Solomon desired; 21:4 - And he laid him; Psalm 101:3 - set; Proverbs 17:24 - the eyes; Ecclesiastes 2:10 - whatsoever; 2:17 - for; 5:11 - what; Isaiah 57:17 - in the; 2 Corinthians 6:12 - are not Verse 10 which Ecclesiastes 1:9-11, 3:15 and it Genesis 3:9, 3:17-19; Job 14:1-4; Psalm 39:6, 82:6, 82:7, 103:15 neither Job 9:3, 9:4, 9:32, 33:13, 40:2; Isaiah 45:9, 45:10; Jeremiah 49:19; Romans 9:19, 9:20 Reciprocal Exodus 8:28 - entreat; 2 Samuel 2:22 - wherefore; Job 16:21 - plead Verse 11 Ecclesiastes 1:6-9, 1:17, 1:18, 2:3-11, 3:19, 4:1-4, 4:8, 4:16, 5:7; Psalm 73:6; Hosea 12:1 Reciprocal Job 7:16 - my days; Psalm 39:6 - surely; Ecclesiastes 1:2 - General; 4:4 - This is; 11:8 - All that; Luke 10:41 - many; Romans 3:1 - advantage; 1 Corinthians 15:19 - this Verse 12 who knoweth Ecclesiastes 2:3, 12:13; Psalm 4:6, 16:5, 17:15, 47:4; Lamentations 3:24-27; Micah 6:8 the days of his vain lifeHeb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity, Ecclesiastes 8:13, 9:6; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Job 8:9, 14:2; Psalm 39:5, 39:6, 89:47, 90:10-12; 102:11, 109:23, 144:4; James 4:14 for who can Ecclesiastes 3:22, 8:7; Job 14:21 Reciprocal 7:16 - my days; 17:7 - shadow; Ecclesiastes 1:3 - under; 1:4 - One generation; 7:15 - have I; 9:9 - all the days of the life; 10:14 - a man; 12:8 - General; Luke 8:42 - and she; 1 Corinthians 7:29 - the time