Ecclesiastes 5:10
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”Ecclesiastes 5:10
What Does Ecclesiastes 5:10 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 5:10 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 5, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Poverty & Wealth.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 5:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 6:10“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”Matthew 6:19“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:”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.”Matthew 6:24“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”Proverbs 15:16“Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.”Ecclesiastes 1:2“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”Matthew 13:22“He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.”Ecclesiastes 4:8“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”Ecclesiastes 2:26“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also 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.”Psalms 62:10“Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.”Psalms 52:7“Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”Proverbs 27:20“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”Mark 4:19“And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.”Habakkuk 2:5“Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:”Genesis 13:6“And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.”Exodus 20:17“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”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.”Ecclesiastes 6:7“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”Ezekiel 7:19“They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.”
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