Ecclesiastes 2:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:22 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:22 — KJV
“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”
— Ecclesiastes 2:22 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:22 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 2:22
“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 2:22: labour, vexation, laboured
“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 2:22: labour, wherein, laboured
“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 2:22: labour, heart, laboured
“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:22: hath, labour, under
“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. taken: Heb. laboured”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:22: labour, laboured, under
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