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 is the profit to a man in all his labor which he labors under the sun?

What profit does he have who works in that in which he labors?

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, and he who loves abundance not with gain. This is also vanity.

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

Then I praised gladness, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be glad; for that shall go with him of his labor for the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

He who labors works for himself, for his mouth craves it from him.

But having food and clothing, we will be content.

And of the

Better is a hand filled with rest than two fists with travail and vexation of spirit.

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 to His disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious as to your life, what you shall eat; nor for the body, what you shall put on.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

casting all your anxiety onto Him, for He cares for you.

General references

What profit does he have who works in that in which he labors?