Ecclesiastes 12:8
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 12:8
What Does Ecclesiastes 12:8 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 12:8 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 12, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 12:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 1:2“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 1:1“The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.”1 Timothy 2:7“Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.”Psalms 39:6“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”Psalms 144:4“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”Proverbs 23:5“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”Ecclesiastes 6:12“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”Ecclesiastes 7:27“Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:”Ecclesiastes 8:8“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”Jeremiah 2:13“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”Psalms 62:9“Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.”Psalms 78:33“Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.”Psalms 119:96“I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.”Ecclesiastes 1:14“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 2:17“Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 4:4“Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 7:14“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.”Matthew 13:45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:”
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