Ecclesiastes 8:16 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:16

16: In my search for wisdom, I tried to observe everything that goes on all across the earth. I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

  1. Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night they cannot rest. It is all utterly meaningless.

Psalms 127:2

  1. It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

  1. I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done in the world. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

  1. I have thought deeply about all that goes on here in the world, where people have the power to hurt each other.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

  1. People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich are always worrying and seldom get a good night's sleep.

Genesis 31:40

  1. I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

  1. I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

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 8:7

  1. Indeed, how can people avoid what they don't know is going to happen?
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