6 occurrences

'Fruit' in the Bible

I designed royal gardens and parks for myself, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.

Verse ConceptsOrchardsGardens

So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor.

Verse ConceptsLife DespisedHard WorkSuccess And Hard Workhardwork

Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourUnder The SunWise Man Or Fool

So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunDespair

For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsUseless EndeavourWisdomTragedySuccess And Hard WorkEnjoying LifelegacyhardworkFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor -- instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.

Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourSuffering From ForeignersGod Gives WealthTragedyBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeWealth And ProsperityEnjoying LifeMoney Blessingscatspossessionsempowerment

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