Verse 3

What profit{H3504} hath a man{H120} of all his labour{H5999} which he taketh{H5998}{(H8799)} under the sun{H8121}?

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 5:16 : 16 And this{H2090} also is a sore{H2470}{(H8802)} evil{H7451}, that in all points{H5980} as he came{H935}{(H8804)}, so shall he go{H3212}{(H8799)}: and what profit{H3504} hath he that hath laboured{H5998}{(H8799)} for the wind{H7307}?
• Eccl 2:22 : 22 For what hath{H1933}{(H8802)} man{H120} of all his labour{H5999}, and of the vexation{H7475} of his heart{H3820}, wherein{H1931} he hath laboured{H6001} under the sun{H8121}?
• Eccl 3:9 : 9 What profit{H3504} hath he that worketh{H6213}{(H8802)} in that wherein{H834} he laboureth{H6001}?
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 Then I looked{H6437}{(H8804)} on all the works{H4639} that my hands{H3027} had wrought{H6213}{(H8804)}, and on the labour{H5999} that I had laboured{H5998}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)}: and, behold, all was vanity{H1892} and vexation{H7469} of spirit{H7307}, and there was no profit{H3504} under the sun{H8121}.
• Prov 23:4-5 : 4 Labour{H3021}{(H8799)} not to be rich{H6238}{(H8687)}: cease{H2308}{(H8798)} from thine own wisdom{H998}. 5 Wilt thou set{H5774}{(H8686)}{(H8675)}{H5774}{(H8799)} thine eyes{H5869} upon that which is not? for riches certainly{H6213}{(H8800)} make{H6213}{(H8799)} themselves wings{H3671}; they fly away{H5774}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H5774}{(H8687)} as an eagle{H5404} toward heaven{H8064}.
• Mark 8:36-37 : 36 For{G1063} what{G5101} shall it profit{G5623}{(G5692)} a man{G444}, if{G1437} he shall gain{G2770}{(G5661)} the whole{G3650} world{G2889}, and{G2532} lose{G2210}{(G5686)} his own{G846} soul{G5590}? 37 Or{G2228} what{G5101} shall{G1325} a man{G444} give{G1325}{(G5692)} in exchange{G465} for his{G846} soul{G5590}?
• John 6:27 : 27 Labour{G2038}{(G5737)} not{G3361} for the meat{G1035} which{G3588} perisheth{G622}{(G5734)}, but{G235} for that meat{G1035} which{G3588} endureth{G3306}{(G5723)} unto{G1519} everlasting{G166} life{G2222}, which{G3739} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} shall give{G1325}{(G5692)} unto you{G5213}: for{G1063} him{G5126} hath{G4972} God{G2316} the Father{G3962} sealed{G4972}{(G5656)}.
• Matt 16:26 : 26 For{G1063} what{G5101} is a man{G444} profited{G5623}{(G5743)}, if{G1437} he shall gain{G2770}{(G5661)} the whole{G3650} world{G2889}, and{G1161} lose{G2210}{(G5686)} his own{G846} soul{G5590}? or{G2228} what{G5101} shall a man{G444} give{G1325}{(G5692)} in exchange{G465} for his{G846} soul{G5590}?
• Eccl 2:19 : 19 And who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} whether he shall be a wise{H2450} man or a fool{H5530}? yet shall he have rule{H7980}{(H8799)} over all my labour{H5999} wherein I have laboured{H5998}{(H8804)}, and wherein I have shewed myself wise{H2449}{(H8804)} under the sun{H8121}. This is also vanity{H1892}.
• Eccl 4:3 : 3 Yea, better{H2896} is he than both{H8147} they, which hath not yet{H5728} been, who hath not seen{H7200}{(H8804)} the evil{H7451} work{H4639} that is done{H6213}{(H8738)} under the sun{H8121}.
• Eccl 5:18 : 18 Behold that which I have seen{H7200}{(H8804)}: it is good{H2896} and comely{H3303} for one to eat{H398}{(H8800)} and to drink{H8354}{(H8800)}, and to enjoy{H7200}{(H8800)} the good{H2896} of all his labour{H5999} that he taketh{H5998}{(H8799)} under the sun{H8121} all{H4557} the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}, which God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8804)} him: for it is his portion{H2506}.
• Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} what is good{H2896} for man{H120} in this life{H2416}, all{H4557} the days{H3117} of his vain{H1892} life{H2416} which he spendeth{H6213}{(H8799)} as a shadow{H6738}? for who can tell{H5046}{(H8686)} a man{H120} what shall be after{H310} him under the sun{H8121}?
• Eccl 7:11 : 11 Wisdom{H2451} is good{H2896} with an inheritance{H5159}: and by it there is profit{H3148} to them that see{H7200}{(H8802)} the sun{H8121}.
• Eccl 8:15-17 : 15 Then I commended{H7623}{(H8765)} mirth{H8057}, because a man{H120} hath no better thing{H2896} under the sun{H8121}, than to eat{H398}{(H8800)}, and to drink{H8354}{(H8800)}, and to be merry{H8055}{(H8800)}: for that shall abide{H3867}{(H8799)} with him of his labour{H5999} the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}, which God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8804)} him under the sun{H8121}. 16 When I applied{H5414}{(H8804)} mine heart{H3820} to know{H3045}{(H8800)} wisdom{H2451}, and to see{H7200}{(H8800)} the business{H6045} that is done{H6213}{(H8738)} upon the earth{H776}:(for also there is that neither day{H3117} nor night{H3915} seeth{H7200}{(H8802)} sleep{H8142} with his eyes{H5869}:) 17 Then I beheld{H7200}{(H8804)} all the work{H4639} of God{H430}, that a man{H120} cannot{H3201}{(H8799)} find out{H4672}{(H8800)} the work{H4639} that is done{H6213}{(H8738)} under the sun{H8121}: because{H834} though{H7945} a man{H120} labour{H5998}{(H8799)} to seek it out{H1245}{(H8763)}, yet he shall not find{H4672}{(H8799)} it; yea further; though a wise{H2450} man think{H559}{(H8799)} to know{H3045}{(H8800)} it, yet shall he not be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to find{H4672}{(H8800)} it.
• Eccl 9:3 : 3 This is an evil{H7451} among all things that are done{H6213}{(H8738)} under the sun{H8121}, that there is one{H259} event{H4745} unto all: yea, also the heart{H3820} of the sons{H1121} of men{H120} is full{H4390}{(H8804)} of evil{H7451}, and madness{H1947} is in their heart{H3824} while they live{H2416}, and after{H310} that they go to the dead{H4191}{(H8801)}.
• Eccl 9:6 : 6 Also their love{H160}, and their hatred{H8135}, and their envy{H7068}, is now{H3528} perished{H6}{(H8804)}; neither have they any more a portion{H2506} for ever{H5769} in any thing that is done{H6213}{(H8738)} under the sun{H8121}.
• Eccl 9:13 : 13 This{H2090} wisdom{H2451} have I seen{H7200}{(H8804)} also under the sun{H8121}, and it seemed great{H1419} unto me:
• Isa 55:2 : 2 Wherefore do ye spend{H8254}{(H8799)} money{H3701} for that which is not bread{H3899}? and your labour{H3018} for that which satisfieth{H7654} not{H3808}? hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} diligently{H8085}{(H8800)} unto me, and eat{H398}{(H8798)} ye that which is good{H2896}, and let your soul{H5315} delight{H6026}{(H8691)} itself in fatness{H1880}.
• Hab 2:13 : 13 Behold, is it not of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} that the people{H5971} shall labour{H3021}{(H8799)} in the very{H1767} fire{H784}, and the people{H3816} shall weary{H3286}{(H8799)} themselves for very{H1767} vanity{H7385}?
• Hab 2:18 : 18 What profiteth{H3276}{(H8689)} the graven image{H6459} that the maker{H3335}{(H8802)} thereof hath graven{H6458}{(H8804)} it; the molten image{H4541}, and a teacher{H3384}{(H8688)} of lies{H8267}, that the maker{H3335}{(H8802)} of his work{H3336} trusteth{H982}{(H8804)} therein, to make{H6213}{(H8800)} dumb{H483} idols{H457}?
• Eccl 4:7 : 7 Then I returned{H7725}{(H8804)}, and I saw{H7200}{(H8799)} vanity{H1892} under the sun{H8121}.