Ecclesiastes 5:13
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”Ecclesiastes 5:13
What Does Ecclesiastes 5:13 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 5:13 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 5, verse 13 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 5:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 4:23“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”Ecclesiastes 6:1“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:”Luke 18:22“Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.”Genesis 19:14“And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.”Psalms 49:10“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.”Ecclesiastes 10:5“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”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.”Luke 16:22“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;”Job 20:20“Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.”James 5:1“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”Genesis 14:16“And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.”Proverbs 1:11“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”Proverbs 1:19“So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”Proverbs 1:32“For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.”Proverbs 11:4“Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.”Proverbs 11:24“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”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 8:9“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.”Isaiah 32:6“For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.”Jeremiah 17:11“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”
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