Ecclesiastes 9:9
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.”Ecclesiastes 9:9
What Does Ecclesiastes 9:9 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 9:9 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 9, verse 9 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 Marriage.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 9:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:22“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”Proverbs 5:18“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”Isaiah 54:6“For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.”Malachi 2:14“Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”Ecclesiastes 2:10“And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.”Ecclesiastes 6:12“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”Malachi 2:15“And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.”Ecclesiastes 3:13“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.”Colossians 3:19“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”Deuteronomy 24:5“When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.”Proverbs 19:14“House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.”Ecclesiastes 2:24“There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.”Ecclesiastes 3:22“Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?”Ecclesiastes 5:18“Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.”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.”Psalms 39:5“Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.”Psalms 144:4“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”Genesis 26:8“And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.”1 Chronicles 14:3“And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.”Ecclesiastes 2:18“Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.”
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