Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 10:15 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 10:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 10 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.”
Ecclesiastes 10:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them (עֲמַל הַכְּסִילִים תְּיַגְּעֶנּוּ, amal hakseilim teyagge'ennu)—'the toil of fools wearies him,' from yaga (to be weary, exhausted, spent). Because he knoweth not how to go to the city (אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע לָלֶכֶת אֶל־עִיר, asher lo-yada lalekhet el-ir)—literally 'for he knows not to go to the city,' possibly meaning he lacks basic navigational knowledge or can't find the most basic destinations.This proverb captures folly's futility: the fool exhausts himself through misdirected effort because he lacks fundamental orientation. The phrase 'how...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 10:15
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“and in that time”
“and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away”
“They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.”
“that they might go to a city to live in.”
“a road”
“when the fool walks by the way”
“and eat you that which is good”
“and one doesn't sharpen the edge”
“works in the coals”