Ecclesiastes 5:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 5:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 5:14 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 5:14 — KJV
“But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.”
— Ecclesiastes 5:14 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 5:14 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 5:14
“These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:14: those, son, hand
“And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:14: son, nothing, hand
“And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:14: those, son, hand
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. perish: Heb. be consumed”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:14: perish, nothing, hand
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:14: evil, son, hand
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