Ecclesiastes 1:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 1:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 1:14 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 1:14 — KJV
“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
— Ecclesiastes 1:14 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1:14 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 1:14
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:14: works, under, sun
“Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:14: under, sun, vanity
“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. side: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:14: done, under, sun
“Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:14: seen, done, under
“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. It is good...: Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc all the days: Heb. the number of the days”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:14: seen, under, sun
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