Ecclesiastes 5:16

God's Word

This also is a painful tragedy: They leave exactly as they came. What advantage do they gain from working so hard for the wind?

Cross References

Proverbs 11:29

Whoever brings trouble upon his family inherits ⌞only⌟ wind, and that stubborn fool becomes a slave to the wise in heart.

Ecclesiastes 1:3

What do people gain from all their hard work under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 2:11

But when I turned to look at all that I had accomplished and all the hard work I had put into it, I saw that it was all pointless. ⌞It was like⌟ trying to catch the wind. I gained nothing ⌞from any of my accomplishments⌟ under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What do working people gain from their hard labor?

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a painful tragedy that I have seen under the sun: Riches lead to the downfall of those who hoard them.

Isaiah 26:18

We were pregnant; we writhed with labor pains only to give birth to the wind. We weren’t able to bring salvation to the land, and no new people were born on earth.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord?” Those who deal with my teachings didn’t know me. The rulers rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal and followed statues that couldn’t help them.

Hosea 8:7

“The people of Israel plant the wind, but they harvest a storm. A field of grain that doesn’t ripen will never produce any grain. Even if it did produce grain, foreigners would eat it all.

Mark 8:36

What good does it do for people to win the whole world yet lose their lives?

John 6:27

Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”

1 Corinthians 16:16

to follow the example of people like these and anyone else who shares their labor and hard work.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don’t turn away to follow other gods. They can’t help or rescue you, because they don’t exist.