Ecclesiastes 8:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 8:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 8:16 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that n..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 8:16 — KJV
“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”
— Ecclesiastes 8:16 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 8:16 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 8:16
“I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: I applied...: Heb. I and mine heart compassed”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:16: applied, mine, heart
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:16: mine, day, night
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:16: heart, know, see
“And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:16: see, earth, neither
“Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:16: mine, know, see
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