Ecclesiastes 6:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 6:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 6:10 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 6:10 — KJV
“That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.”
— Ecclesiastes 6:10 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 6:10 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 6:10
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:10: hath, neither, than
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:10: hath, mightier, than
“Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:10: may, mightier, than
“The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:10: hath, may, than
“And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:10: known, neither, may
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