Ecclesiastes 6:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 6:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 6:9 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. than...: H..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 6:9 — KJV
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. than...: Heb. than the walking of the soul”
— Ecclesiastes 6:9 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 6:9 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 6:9
“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. in his...: Heb. before him”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:9: sight, also, vanity
“Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, that...: Heb. the lifting up of their soul”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:9: eyes, desire, also
“Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. every...: Heb. all the rightness of work for this...: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:9: also, vanity, vexation
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:9: eyes, desire, also
“Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. Whatsoever...: or, Say what is thy mind and I will do, etc desireth: Heb. speaketh, or, thinketh”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 6:9: than, desire, heb
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