Ecclesiastes 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 4:3 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 4:3 — KJV
“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.”
— Ecclesiastes 4:3 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 4:3 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 4:3
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:3: yea, yet, work
“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 4:3: seen, work, done
“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:3: seen, work, done
“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 4:3: better, than, hath
“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:3: yea, evil, done
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