Ecclesiastes 1:8

Which verses does Ecclesiastes 1:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Proverbs 27:2010 votes

   Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

2. Matthew 11:286 votes

   Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

3. Ecclesiastes 4:82 votes

   There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.

4. Psalm 63:51 vote

   My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

5. Proverbs 30:15–161 vote

   The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’: Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

6. Ecclesiastes 2:111 vote

   Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

7. Ecclesiastes 2:261 vote

   To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

8. Ecclesiastes 4:1–41 vote

   Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter. So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. …

9. Ecclesiastes 5:10–111 vote

   He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

10. Ecclesiastes 7:24–261 vote

    What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness. …

11. Matthew 5:61 vote
12. Romans 8:22–231 vote
13. Revelation 7:16–171 vote

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 1:8?

Ranked by reader votes.

• Matthew 11:28 28
• Proverbs 27:20 24
• Ecclesiastes 4:8 7
• Job 5:7 3
• Ecclesiastes 6:11 2