Ecclesiastes 6:11 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:11

11: The more words you speak, the less they mean. So why overdo it?

Ecclesiastes 5:7

  1. Dreaming all the time instead of working is foolishness. And there is ruin in a flood of empty words. Fear God instead.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

  1. So I worked hard to distinguish wisdom from foolishness. But now I realize that even this was like chasing the wind.
  2. For the greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

  1. For humans and animals both breathe the same air, and both die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!

Ecclesiastes 4:1

  1. Again I observed all the oppression that takes place in our world. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and the victims are helpless.
  2. So I concluded that the dead are better off than the living.
  3. And most fortunate of all are those who were never born. For they have never seen all the evil that is done in our world.
  4. Then I observed that most people are motivated to success by their envy of their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

  1. This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, "Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?" It is all so meaningless and depressing.

Ecclesiastes 1:6

  1. The wind blows south and north, here and there, twisting back and forth, getting nowhere.
  2. The rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows again to the sea.
  3. Everything is so weary and tiresome! No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.
  4. History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

Hosea 12:1

  1. The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They multiply lies and violence; they make alliances with Assyria and cut deals with the Egyptians.

Psalms 73:6

  1. They wear pride like a jeweled necklace, and their clothing is woven of cruelty.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

  1. He might become the leader of millions and be very popular. But then the next generation grows up and rejects him! So again, it is all meaningless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:3

  1. After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. While still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I hoped to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.
  2. I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.
  3. I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.
  4. I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.
  5. I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned great herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who lived in Jerusalem before me.
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