Ecclesiastes 4:6
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 4:6
What Does Ecclesiastes 4:6 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 4:6 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 4, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 4:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Thessalonians 4:11“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”Proverbs 15:16“Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.”Proverbs 16:8“Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.”Psalms 37:16“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.”Luke 12:15“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”Proverbs 17:1“Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.”Proverbs 15:6“In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.”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?”2 Thessalonians 3:12“Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”
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