Ecclesiastes 4:4

Conservative English Version

Then I realized that we work and do wonderful things just because we are jealous of others. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

In fact, the Philistines were jealous of the large number of sheep, goats, and slaves that Isaac owned,

Genesis 31:1

Jacob heard that Laban's sons were complaining, "Jacob is now a rich man, and he got everything he owns from our father."

Proverbs 27:4

An angry person is dangerous, but a jealous person is even worse.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen it all, and everything is just as senseless as chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

Then I decided to find out all I could about wisdom and foolishness. Soon I realized that this too was as senseless as chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

When we use our wisdom, knowledge, and skill to get what we own, why do we have to leave it to someone who didn't work for it? This is senseless and wrong.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

His followers could not even be counted. But years from now, no one will praise him--this makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The more we talk, the less sense we make, so what good does it do to talk?

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It's better to enjoy what we have than to always want something else, because that makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that the leaders had brought Jesus to him because they were jealous.

Acts 7:9

These men were our ancestors. Joseph was also one of our famous ancestors. His brothers were jealous of him and sold him as a slave to be taken to Egypt. But God was with him

James 4:5

Do you doubt the Scriptures that say, "God truly cares about the Spirit he has put in us"?

1 John 3:12

Don't be like Cain, who belonged to the devil and murdered his own brother. Why did he murder him? He did it because his brother was good, and he was evil.