Ecclesiastes 8:16

Which verses does Ecclesiastes 8:16 point to?

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1. Ecclesiastes 2:234 votes

   Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

2. Psalm 127:23 votes

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

3. Ecclesiastes 1:133 votes

   And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

4. Genesis 31:402 votes

   As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

5. 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.

6. Ecclesiastes 5:122 votes

   The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

7. Ecclesiastes 7:252 votes

   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.

8. Ecclesiastes 8:72 votes

   Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

9. Ecclesiastes 8:92 votes

   All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 8:16?

Ranked by reader votes.

• Ecclesiastes 1:13 6
• Proverbs 2:2 5
• Psalm 121:4 4
• Ecclesiastes 9:13 4
• Ecclesiastes 1:3 3
• Job 28:13 2
• Proverbs 22:17 2
• Luke 6:30 2
• Ecclesiastes 9:1 -2