Ecclesiastes 5:14
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.”Ecclesiastes 5:14
What Does Ecclesiastes 5:14 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 5:14 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 5, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Poverty & Wealth.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 5:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”1 Peter 1:7“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”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.”Job 5:5“Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.”Job 20:15“He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.”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.”Haggai 1:9“Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.”Haggai 2:16“Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.”Matthew 6:19“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:”1 Samuel 2:6“The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”1 Samuel 2:36“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.”1 Kings 14:26“And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.”Job 27:16“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;”Psalms 109:9“Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.”Proverbs 8:18“Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.”Proverbs 13:11“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”Luke 12:20“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”
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