Ecclesiastes 8:14
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 8:14
What Does Ecclesiastes 8:14 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 8:14 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 8, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 8:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 7:15“All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.”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.”Malachi 3:15“And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.”Ecclesiastes 9:1“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.”Job 21:7“Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?”Psalms 73:3“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”Psalms 73:12“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.”1 Kings 21:14“Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.”2 Kings 23:29“In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.”2 Chronicles 35:24“His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.”Job 9:22“This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.”Job 21:17“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”Job 24:21“He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.”Job 27:12“Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?”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.”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 10:5“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”Jeremiah 12:1“Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?”
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