Ecclesiastes 10:15
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.”Ecclesiastes 10:15
What Does Ecclesiastes 10:15 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 10:15 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 10, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 10:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 10:10“If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.”Isaiah 57:1“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.”Jeremiah 50:4“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.”Psalms 107:4“They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.”Psalms 107:7“And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.”Ecclesiastes 10:3“Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.”Isaiah 35:8“And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.”Genesis 19:11“And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.”Job 39:16“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;”Isaiah 44:12“The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.”Isaiah 47:12“Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.”Isaiah 55:2“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”Habakkuk 2:6“Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!”Matthew 11:28“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Luke 13:24“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”
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