Cross references
Ecclesiastes 5:9
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Kings 4:7–23 (4 votes) and Psalm 115:16 (4 votes). 4 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 1 to 1 Corinthians 12.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 5:9 point to?
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- 1 Kings 4:7–234 votes
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; …
- Psalm 115:164 votes
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
- Genesis 1:29–303 votes
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
- Psalm 104:14–153 votes
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
- Genesis 3:17–192 votes
And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. …
- 1 Samuel 8:12–172 votes
He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. …
- 1 Chronicles 27:26–312 votes
Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil. Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats. …
- Proverbs 13:232 votes
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
- Proverbs 27:23–272 votes
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. …
- Proverbs 28:192 votes
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
- Jeremiah 40:10–122 votes
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 5:9?
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