Ecclesiastes 3:9
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?”Ecclesiastes 3:9
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:9 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:9 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 6 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (6)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 1:3“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”Proverbs 14:23“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”Ecclesiastes 5:16“And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?”Ecclesiastes 2:22“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”Ecclesiastes 2:11“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”Matthew 16:26“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
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