Cross references
Ecclesiastes 2:15
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?”
And I said to myself that this too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ecclesiastes 6:8 (5 votes) and Ecclesiastes 1:14 (3 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from 2 Samuel 3 to 1 Corinthians 15.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 2:15 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Ecclesiastes 6:85 votes
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
- Ecclesiastes 1:143 votes
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
- 1 Kings 3:122 votes
behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
- Ecclesiastes 1:22 votes
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
- Ecclesiastes 1:162 votes
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:18–2:12 votes
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases. I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
- Ecclesiastes 2:162 votes
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 2:15?
The 10 strongest of 13.