Ecclesiastes 6:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 6:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 6:5 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 6:5 — KJV
“Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.”
— Ecclesiastes 6:5 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 6:5 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 6:5
“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. corrupted...: or, were corrupt ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:5: nor, thing, more
“And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you. I have: or, he hath”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:5: hath, any, thing
“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:5: hath, any, more
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:5: hath, any, more
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:5: any, thing, more
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