Ecclesiastes 1:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 1:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 1:3 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — KJV
“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
— Ecclesiastes 1:3 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1:3 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 1:3
“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 1:3: profit, labour, under
“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:3: hath, labour, 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 1:3: labour, taketh, under
“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:3: hath, labour, under
“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. Live...: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:3: hath, labour, under
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