Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
His heart
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Bible References
His heart
Ecclesiastes 5:12
A labouring man sleepeth sweetly, whether it be little or much that he eateth; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Esther 6:1
The same night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the Chronicles and the stories: which when they were read before the king,
Job 7:13
When I think, 'My bed shall comfort me; I shall have some refreshing by talking to myself upon my couch,'
Psalm 6:6
I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed, and water my couch with my tears.
Psalm 32:4
For thy hand is heavy upon me both day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in Summer. Selah.
Psalm 77:2
In the time of my trouble I sought the LORD, I held up mine hands to him in the night season, for my soul refused all other comfort.
Daniel 6:18
So the king went in to his palace, and kept him sober all night, so that there was no table spread before him, neither could he take any sleep.
Acts 14:22
and strengthened the disciples souls: exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
General references
Ecclesiastes 1:2
All is but vanity - sayeth the Preacher - all is but plain vanity.
Ecclesiastes 3:9
What else hath a man that doth anything, but weariness and labour?