Verse 22

What does a person gain from all their labor and from the striving of their heart under the sun?

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:3 : 3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
  • Eccl 3:9 : 9 What does the worker gain from all their toil?
  • Matt 6:34 : 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
  • 1 Tim 6:8 : 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
  • 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Cast all your anxieties upon Him, because He cares for you.
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 It is futile for you to rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for He grants sleep to His beloved.
  • Prov 16:26 : 26 The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
  • Luke 12:22 : 22 Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
  • Luke 12:29 : 29 So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it.
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
  • Eccl 4:8 : 8 There was a man all alone. He had no son or brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked, 'and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?' This too is meaningless—a miserable business!
  • Eccl 5:10-11 : 10 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them? 11 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep.
  • Eccl 5:17 : 17 Behold, what I have seen is good and fitting: to eat and drink and to enjoy the good of all one's labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him, for this is his reward.
  • Eccl 6:7-8 : 7 All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied. 8 What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?
  • Eccl 8:15 : 15 So I praised enjoyment, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad. This will accompany them in their toil through the days of life that God has given them under the sun.
  • Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us today our daily bread.
  • Matt 6:25 : 25 Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?