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Ecclesiastes 5 cross-references
Ecclesiastes 5 has 20 verses, which point to 283 other passages and are cited by 213. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Points to (24)
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 28 votes
- Hebrews 12:28–29 — Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God… 17 votes
- Proverbs 15:8 — The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 16 votes
- 1 Peter 2:1–2 — Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 12 votes
- Isaiah 1:12–20 — When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 12 votes
- Proverbs 21:27 — The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? 10 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- 1 Samuel 15:22 — And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of… 184 votes
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 48 votes
- Hosea 6:6 — For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 29 votes
- Exodus 3:5 — And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest… 11 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Points to (18)
- Matthew 6:7 — But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for… 30 votes
- Proverbs 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 27 votes
- Isaiah 55:9 — For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your… 19 votes
- Matthew 6:9 — After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 11 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 — For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 — For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. 10 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Matthew 6:7 — But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for… 47 votes
- Luke 11:2 — And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom… 11 votes
- Proverbs 29:20 — Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 10 votes
- Proverbs 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 8 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
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- Proverbs 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:12–14 — The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 9 votes
- Proverbs 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 8 votes
- Job 11:2 — Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 5 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Proverbs 14:23 — In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. 13 votes
- Proverbs 17:28 — Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of… 12 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 — For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. 11 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in… 10 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Points to (17)
- Numbers 30:2 — If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word,… 20 votes
- Matthew 5:33 — Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt… 15 votes
- Psalms 76:11 — Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be… 15 votes
- Deuteronomy 23:21–23 — When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will… 15 votes
- Psalms 66:13–14 — I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, 11 votes
- Psalms 50:14 — Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: 8 votes
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- Matthew 5:33 — Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt… 31 votes
- Jonah 2:9 — But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation… 12 votes
- Psalms 76:11 — Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be… 11 votes
- Deuteronomy 23:21 — When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will… 11 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:5
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Points to (3)
- Acts 5:4 — Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou… 10 votes
- Deuteronomy 23:22 — But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 9 votes
- Proverbs 20:25 — It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. 6 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Psalms 116:18 — I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, 3 votes
- Nehemiah 5:13 — Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:6
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
Points to (18)
- James 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this… 12 votes
- 2 John 1:8 — Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. 10 votes
- James 3:2 — For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to… 8 votes
- Malachi 2:7 — For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the… 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:1–2 — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of… 7 votes
- Leviticus 5:4–6 — Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall… 4 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Proverbs 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 5 votes
- Proverbs 10:17 — He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. 3 votes
- Job 31:30 — Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. 2 votes
- Joshua 9:18 — And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:7
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Points to (8)
- Matthew 12:36 — But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of… 16 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole… 15 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well… 12 votes
- Isaiah 50:10–11 — Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and… 11 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 — For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. 11 votes
- Proverbs 23:17 — Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. 11 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole… 27 votes
- Matthew 6:7 — But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for… 23 votes
- Matthew 10:28 — And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able… 19 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in… 10 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose
Points to (52)
- Psalms 12:5 — For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set… 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 — And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of… 5 votes
- Revelation 17:6–7 — And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and… 3 votes
- Matthew 13:41–42 — The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend,… 3 votes
- Psalms 82:1 — [A Psalm of Asaph.] God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 3 votes
Pointed to from (38)
- Psalms 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,… 15 votes
- Psalms 12:5 — For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set… 14 votes
- Proverbs 3:31 — Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 8 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:9
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
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- Psalms 115:16 — The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. 4 votes
- 1 Kings 4:7–23 — And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each… 4 votes
- Psalms 104:14–15 — He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food… 3 votes
- Genesis 1:29–30 — And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 40:10–12 — As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye… 2 votes
- Proverbs 28:19 — He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Proverbs 13:23 — Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 5 votes
- Genesis 3:23 — Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 3 votes
- Genesis 9:20 — And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: 2 votes
- 1 Corinthians 12:22 — Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 1 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Points to (18)
- 1 Timothy 6:10 — For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the… 25 votes
- Matthew 6:24 — No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to… 19 votes
- Luke 12:15 — And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the… 16 votes
- Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break… 14 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 — There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of… 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:4 — Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This… 9 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break… 24 votes
- Luke 12:15 — And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the… 20 votes
- Matthew 13:22 — He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the… 12 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 — Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 12 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:11
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
Points to (14)
- 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not… 7 votes
- Habakkuk 2:13 — Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall… 5 votes
- Proverbs 23:5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as… 4 votes
- Psalms 119:36–37 — Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:9 — Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:8 — For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Points to (4)
- Proverbs 3:24 — When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 5 votes
- Psalms 4:8 — I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 4 votes
- Jeremiah 31:26 — Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me. 2 votes
- Psalms 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his… 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Psalms 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his… 24 votes
- Psalms 104:23 — Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:16 — When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:23 — For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Points to (25)
- Ecclesiastes 6:1–2 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 9 votes
- Luke 18:22–23 — Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and… 7 votes
- Luke 16:22–23 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man… 6 votes
- Genesis 19:14 — And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of… 6 votes
- James 5:1–4 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 5 votes
- Luke 16:19 — There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 4 votes
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- Proverbs 4:23 — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 99 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:1 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 7 votes
- Matthew 13:22 — He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:5 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:14
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Points to (13)
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 — For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth… 4 votes
- Matthew 6:19–20 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break… 3 votes
- Haggai 2:16–17 — Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the… 3 votes
- Haggai 1:9 — Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith… 3 votes
- Proverbs 23:5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as… 3 votes
- Job 20:15–29 — He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and… 5 votes
- 1 Peter 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with… 4 votes
- Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those… 2 votes
- Proverbs 13:11 — Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:15
As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
Points to (4)
- Psalms 49:17 — For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 12 votes
- Job 1:21 — And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD… 12 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:7 — For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 11 votes
- Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those… 7 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Job 1:21 — And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD… 40 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:7 — For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 18 votes
- Job 5:7 — Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 7 votes
- Psalms 49:17 — For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:16
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Points to (10)
- Ecclesiastes 1:3 — What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 6 votes
- Proverbs 11:29 — He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. 6 votes
- Mark 8:36 — Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 4 votes
- John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:13 — There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their… 3 votes
- Hosea 8:7 — For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no… 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Ecclesiastes 1:3 — What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:9 — What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? 5 votes
- Proverbs 11:29 — He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. 5 votes
- Hosea 8:7 — For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no… 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:17
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
Points to (16)
- Psalms 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his… 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 11:30–32 — For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 2 votes
- Acts 12:23 — And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of… 2 votes
- Ezekiel 4:16–17 — Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall… 2 votes
- Proverbs 1:27–29 — When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish… 2 votes
- Psalms 102:9 — For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- 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? 3 votes
- Psalms 13:2 — How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be… 3 votes
- Genesis 3:17 — And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:3 — If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:18
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Points to (9)
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 15 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that… 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:12–13 — I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 10 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in… 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:15 — Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to… 8 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- Psalms 128:2 — For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 24 votes
- Nehemiah 8:10 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:19
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Points to (6)
- Deuteronomy 8:18 — But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may… 19 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:13 — And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 18 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:2 — A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that… 13 votes
- 2 Chronicles 1:12 — Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none… 12 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:24–26 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 11 votes
- 1 Kings 3:13 — And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not… 10 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Ecclesiastes 6:2 — A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that… 10 votes
- Proverbs 21:20 — There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 8 votes
- Job 1:21 — And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD… 6 votes
- 1 Chronicles 29:12 — Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in… 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:20
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Points to (9)
- Isaiah 65:21–24 — And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 7 votes
- Isaiah 65:13–14 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants… 7 votes
- Psalms 37:16 — A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. 7 votes
- Romans 5:1 — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 5 votes
- Psalms 4:6–7 — There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:47 — Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of… 4 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Job 11:16 — Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: 6 votes