Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 1:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 1:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 1 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 1:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:3
This verse poses the book's central question: 'What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?' The Hebrew 'yitron' (יִתְרוֹן, profit/advantage/gain) appears nine times in Ecclesiastes, asking whether human toil produces lasting surplus or benefit. The phrase 'under the sun' (tachat hashemesh, תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ) occurs 29 times, denoting earthly existence evaluated apart from divine revelation or eternal perspective. Solomon isn't questioning whether labor has immediate returns (it obviously does) but whether it yields permanent advantage that transcends death and time....
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 1:3
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“What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?”
“and of the striving of his heart”
“that in all points as he came”
“to gain the whole world”
“and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold”
“but for the food which remains to eternal life”
“show restraint.”
“if he gains the whole world”
“and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.”
“and eat you that which is good”