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Ecclesiastes 5:13 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 5:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 5 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”
Ecclesiastes 5:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun (יֵשׁ רָעָה חוֹלָה רָאִיתִי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ, yesh ra'ah cholah ra'iti tachat hashemesh)—'a grievous evil I have observed.' The term cholah means 'sick' or 'diseased,' intensifying ra'ah (evil). Riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt (עֹשֶׁר שָׁמוּר לִבְעָלָיו לְרָעָתוֹ, osher shamur liv'alav lera'ato)—wealth guarded/hoarded for its owner unto his harm.Qoheleth identifies a tragic paradox: wealth accumulated for security becomes the source of ruin. The verb shamur ('kept' or 'guarded') suggests anxious preservation rather than gen...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 5:13
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“and it is heavy on men:”
“he said to him”
“and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died”
“and spoke to his sons-in-law”
“you rich”
“Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;,If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:, אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּם׃ ,If they say: Come with us”
“but righteousness delivers from death.”
“and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.”
“saying”
“but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end”