Cross references
Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool folds his hands
and consumes his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 4:5 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 6:10–11 (5 votes) and Isaiah 9:20 (5 votes). 3 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from Job 13 to Ephesians 5.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 4:5 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 6:10–115 votes
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Isaiah 9:205 votes
They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
- Proverbs 13:44 votes
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Job 13:143 votes
Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
- Proverbs 20:43 votes
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 11:172 votes
A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
- Proverbs 12:272 votes
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- Proverbs 24:33–341 vote
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 4:5?
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