Cross references

Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 2:22 BSB

Ecclesiastes 2:22 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 127:2 (5 votes) and Ecclesiastes 1:3 (5 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 3 to 1 Peter 5.

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Which verses does Ecclesiastes 2:22 point to?

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  1. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.

  2. What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?

  3. What does the worker gain from his toil?

  4. Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

  5. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

  6. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

  7. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

  8. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

  9. 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.

  10. 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?

  11. So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

  12. Luke 12:222 votes
  13. Luke 12:292 votes

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 2:22?

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