Ecclesiastes 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 6:6 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 6:6 — KJV
“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”
— Ecclesiastes 6:6 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 6:6 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 6:6
“Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. haunt...: Heb. foot shall be”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:6: told, yet, hath
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:6: yea, live, thousand
“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.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:6: yea, yet, hath
“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:6: yea, yet, hath
“The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:6: yea, years, good
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