Ecclesiastes 6:8

Good News Translation

How are the wise better off than fools? What good does it do the poor to know how to face life?

Cross References

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.

Psalm 101:2

My conduct will be faultless. When will you come to me? I will live a pure life in my house

Psalm 116:9

And so I walk in the presence of the Lord in the world of the living.

Proverbs 19:1

It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.

Ecclesiastes 5:11

The richer you are, the more mouths you have to feed. All you gain is the knowledge that you are rich.

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.

Luke 1:6

They both lived good lives in God's sight and obeyed fully all the Lord's laws and commands.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.