Ecclesiastes 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 5:12 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 5:12 — KJV
“The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.”
— Ecclesiastes 5:12 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 5:12 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 5:12
“And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:12: eat, little, much
“And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:12: whether, much, rich
“And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:12: much, abundance, rich
“For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. after...: Heb. at the end of times, even years”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:12: eat, much, rich
“Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. with holes: Heb. pierced through”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:12: eat, little, much
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