Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 5:14 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 5:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 5 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.”
Ecclesiastes 5:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:14
But those riches perish by evil travail (וְאָבַד הָעֹשֶׁר הַהוּא בְּעִנְיַן רָע, ve'avad ha'osher hahu be'inyan ra)—'and that wealth was lost through bad business/misfortune.' The noun inyan refers to occupation, affair, or venture—the wealth vanishes through failed enterprise. And he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand (וְהוֹלִיד בֵּן וְאֵין בְּיָדוֹ מְאוּמָה, veholid ben ve'ein beyado me'umah)—he fathers a child, yet has nothing left to provide.The 'sore evil' (v.13) now plays out concretely: the hoarded wealth disappears through misfortune or bad decisions, leaving the owner u...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 5:14
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“God gives wisdom”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
“and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.”
“when one came to a heap of twenty measures”
“Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.,Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house., פָּנֹה אֶל־הַרְבֵּה וְהִנֵּה לִמְעָט וַהֲבֵאתֶם הַבַּיִת וְנָפַחְתִּי בוֹ יַעַן מֶה נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת יַעַן בֵּיתִי אֲשֶׁר־הוּא חָרֵב וְאַתֶּם רָצִים אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ׃ ,Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that lieth waste, while ye run every man for his own house.,ἐπεβλέψατε εἰς πολλά καὶ ἐγένετο ὀλίγα καὶ εἰσηνέχθη εἰς τὸν οἶκον καὶ ἐξεφύσησα αὐτά διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ ἀνθ' ὧν ὁ οἶκός μού ἐστιν ἔρημος ὑμεῖς δὲ διώκετε ἕκαστος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ,Ye looked for much, and there came little; and it was brought into the house, and I blew it away. Therefore thus saith the Lord Almighty, Because my house is desolate, and ye run everyone into his own house;,,,,”
“and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.”
“that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread”
“and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol”