Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 5:11 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 5:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 5 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?”
Ecclesiastes 5:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:11
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them (בִּרְבוֹת הַטּוֹבָה רַבּוּ אוֹכְלֶיהָ, birvot hatovah rabbu okhleiha)—when prosperity multiplies, so do the consumers/dependents. The Hebrew okhleiha literally means 'those eating them,' referring to household members, servants, staff, and parasitic hangers-on. And what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? (וּמַה־כִּשְׁרוֹן לִבְעָלֶיהָ כִּי אִם־רְאוּת עֵינָיו, umah-kishron liv'aleiha ki im-re'ut einav)—the only advantage is visual observation.Qoheleth identifies wealth's ironic burden: prosperi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 5:11
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“the lust of the flesh”
“isn't it of Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
“not toward selfish gain.”
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”
“and two hundred shekels of silver”
“young man”
“in silver”
“oxen”
“of the Jews and the rulers”