Ecclesiastes 2:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?”
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“For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”
King James Version · Public Domain“For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 2:22 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
- Proverbs 16:26A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
- Ecclesiastes 1:3What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
- Ecclesiastes 2:11Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 3:9What does the worker gain from his toil?
- Ecclesiastes 4:6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 5:17Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
- Ecclesiastes 6:7All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
- Ecclesiastes 8:15So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
- Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.
- Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
- Matthew 6:34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
- Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Luke 12:22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
- Luke 12:29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
- Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- 1 Timothy 6:8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
- 1 Peter 5:7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
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