Ecclesiastes 4:4

Good News Translation

I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

Because he had many herds of sheep and cattle and many servants, the Philistines were jealous of him.

Genesis 31:1

Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father. He got all his wealth from what our father owned.”

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

I was determined to learn the difference between knowledge and foolishness, wisdom and madness. But I found out that I might as well be chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

You work for something with all your wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and then you have to leave it all to someone who hasn't had to work for it. It is useless, and it isn't right!

Ecclesiastes 2:26

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

There may be no limit to the number of people a king rules; when he is gone, no one will be grateful for what he has done. It is useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is useless; it is like chasing the wind. It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else.

Matthew 27:18

He knew very well that the Jewish authorities had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.

Acts 7:9

“Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

James 4:5

Don't think that there is no truth in the scripture that says, “The spirit that God placed in us is filled with fierce desires.”

1 John 3:12

We must not be like Cain; he belonged to the Evil One and murdered his own brother Abel. Why did Cain murder him? Because the things he himself did were wrong, and the things his brother did were right.