Ecclesiastes 5:11

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Ecclesiastes 5:11

When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?

Genesis 12:16

He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired flocks and herds, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.

Genesis 13:2

Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

Genesis 13:5-7

Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, 200 silver shekels, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the money under the cloak.”

1 Kings 4:22-23

Solomon’s provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal,

1 Kings 5:13-16

Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered 30,000 men.

Nehemiah 5:17-18

There were 150 Jews and officials, as well as guests from the surrounding nations at my table.

Psalm 119:36-37

Turn my heart to Your decrees
and not to material gain.

Proverbs 23:5

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, young man, while you are young,
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
And walk in the ways of your heart
and in the sight of your eyes;
but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.

Jeremiah 17:11

He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.

Habakkuk 2:13

Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?

1 John 2:16

For everything that belongs to the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

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Summary

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?

They

What

1 John 2:16

General references

Genesis 13:6

Matthew 6:19

Bible References

They

He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired flocks and herds, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.

Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

Solomon’s provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal,

Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered 30,000 men.

There were 150 Jews and officials, as well as guests from the surrounding nations at my table.

Turn my heart to Your decrees
and not to material gain.

What

Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.

Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?

For everything that belongs to the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

General references

But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.