Ecclesiastes 6:8
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”Ecclesiastes 6:8
What Does Ecclesiastes 6:8 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 6:8 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 6, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 6:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 19:1“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.”Ecclesiastes 2:15“Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 2:14“The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.”Romans 3:1“What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?”Genesis 17:1“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”Psalms 101:2“I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.”Psalms 116:9“I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.”Ecclesiastes 2:16“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.”Ecclesiastes 5:11“When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?”Luke 1:6“And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”1 Timothy 6:17“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;”
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