Ecclesiastes 2:22

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Summary

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?

Hath man

1 Timothy 6:8

And of the

1 Peter 5:7

General references

Ecclesiastes 3:9

Bible References

Hath man

What profit has a man of all his labor which he takes under the sun?

What profit has he that works in that in which he labors?

He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loves abundance, with increase: this is also vanity.

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

He that labors labors for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.

And having food and clothing let us be with these things content.

And of the

Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with toil and grasping for the wind.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep.

Give us this day our daily bread.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on.

Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.

General references

What profit has he that works in that in which he labors?