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Old TestamentEcclesiastes · Chapter 6

Ecclesiastes 6:7

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 6:7 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Ecclesiastes 6:7 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. appetite: Heb. soul" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — KJV

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. appetite: Heb. soul

Ecclesiastes 6:7 (KJV)

Ecclesiastes 6:7 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.

Meaning & purposeSeasons of lifeThe gift of todayVanity of strivingFearing God
Explore the full Book of Ecclesiastes — all 12 chapters

Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 6:7

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. He...: Heb. The soul of him that craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:7: labour, mouth, heb

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:7: mouth, yet, heb

If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. break: Heb. profane

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:7: mouth, heb, soul

Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. a file: Heb. a file with mouths, or Heb. a pim, a third of a shekel sharpen: Heb. set

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:7: mouth, yet, heb

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. as out...: Heb. in the midst of the bought of a sling

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:7: yet, heb, soul

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey