Ecclesiastes 6:2 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:2

2: God gives great wealth and honor to some people and gives them everything they could ever want, but then he doesn't give them the health to enjoy it. They die, and others get it all! This is meaningless--a sickening tragedy.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

  1. And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life--that is indeed a gift from God.

Psalms 17:14

  1. Save me by your mighty hand, O LORD, from those whose only concern is earthly gain. May they have their punishment in full. May their children inherit more of the same, and may the judgment continue to their children's children.

Psalms 73:7

  1. These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!

1 Kings 3:13

  1. And I will also give you what you did not ask for--riches and honor! No other king in all the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life!

Job 21:9

  1. Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them.
  2. Their bulls never fail to breed. Their cows bear calves without miscarriage.
  3. Their children skip about like lambs in a flock of sheep.
  4. They sing with tambourine and harp. They make merry to the sound of the flute.
  5. They spend their days in prosperity; then they go down to the grave in peace.

Luke 12:19

  1. And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'
  2. "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'

Ecclesiastes 4:4

  1. 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.

1 Chronicles 29:25

  1. And the LORD exalted Solomon so the entire nation of Israel stood in awe of him, and he gave Solomon even greater wealth and honor than his father.

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.

Deuteronomy 28:43

  1. The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker.

Ecclesiastes 2:4

  1. I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.
  2. I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.
  3. I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.
  4. 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.
  5. I collected great sums of silver and gold, the treasure of many kings and provinces. I hired wonderful singers, both men and women, and had many beautiful concubines. I had everything a man could desire!

Ecclesiastes 5:16

  1. And this, too, is a very serious problem. As people come into this world, so they depart. All their hard work is for nothing. They have been working for the wind, and everything will be swept away.

Deuteronomy 8:7

  1. For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with springs that gush forth in the valleys and hills.
  2. It is a land of wheat and barley, of grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, olives, and honey.
  3. It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills.
  4. When you have eaten your fill, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

Judges 18:10

  1. When you get there, you will find the people living carefree lives. God has given us a spacious and fertile land, lacking in nothing!"

Deuteronomy 28:33

  1. A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.

Hosea 7:9

  1. Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don't even know it. Israel is like an old man with graying hair, unaware of how weak and old he has become.

1 Chronicles 29:28

  1. He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place.

Psalms 39:6

  1. We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth for someone else to spend.

Daniel 5:18

  1. Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar.

Lamentations 5:2

  1. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.

2 Chronicles 1:11

  1. God said to Solomon, "Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you did not ask for personal wealth and honor or the death of your enemies or even a long life, but rather you asked for wisdom and knowledge to properly govern my people,
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