Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 6:8 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 6:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 6 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”
Ecclesiastes 6:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:8
What hath the wise more than the fool? (מַה־יּוֹתֵר לֶחָכָם מִן־הַכְּסִיל)—The Preacher's question cuts to the bone: if death is the great equalizer, what advantage (yōtēr, 'surplus' or 'profit') does wisdom provide? The second question sharpens the irony: what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? The Hebrew phrase 'walk before the living' (לַהֲלֹךְ נֶגֶד הַחַיִּים) means to conduct oneself skillfully in society—yet even this social competence yields no ultimate advantage.Under the sun, both wise and fool die (2:16). But from an eternal perspective, Proverbs 3:13-18 celebrate...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 6:8
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“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity”
“and the fool walks in darkness-- and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.”
“walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.”
“nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches”
“I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.”
“Yahweh appeared to Abram”
“I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.”
“those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner”