Ecclesiastes 6:7

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Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:26

The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

Such things are difficult; man is not able to explain them with words. The eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Where there are many riches, there will also be many to consume these things. And how does it benefit the one who possesses, except that he discerns the wealth with his own eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:9

A greedy man will not be satisfied by money. And whoever loves wealth will reap no fruit from it. Therefore, this, too, is emptiness.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

If a man were to produce one hundred children, and to live for many years, and to attain to an age of many days, and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources, and if he were lacking even a burial: concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

What do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life?

Matthew 6:25

And so I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, as to what you will eat, nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods, stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, and be cheerful.'

John 6:27

Do not work for food that perishes, but for that which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."