Ecclesiastes 2:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:11 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:11 — KJV
“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.”
— Ecclesiastes 2:11 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:11 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 2:11
“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:11: works, behold, vanity
“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 2:11: wrought, vanity, vexation
“And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:11: labour, laboured, vanity
“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 2:11: labour, laboured, vexation
“Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:11: then, labour, laboured
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