Ecclesiastes 5:11

Modern English Version

When there is an increase of good things, there is an increase of those who devour them. And what profit is there to the one who owns good things, except to see them with his eyes?

Cross References

Genesis 12:16

He treated Abram well for her sake, and he had sheep and livestock, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

Genesis 13:2

Abram was very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Proverbs 23:5

Will you let your eyes fly after that which is not? For such wealth certainly sprouts wings, flying away like an eagle to the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Ecclesiastes 2:9

I became great and surpassed anyone who had been in Jerusalem before me. Also my wisdom remained with me.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

Sweet is the sleep of one who works hard, whether he eats little or much; but due to the excess of the rich, there will be no sleep for him.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better to be content with the sight of eyes than to have a wandering appetite. This is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Jeremiah 17:11

As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid, so is he who gets riches, but not justly; it will forsake him in the midst of his days, and in the end he will be a fool.

Habakkuk 2:13

Is it not from the Lord of Hosts that the people labor to feed fire, and the nations weary themselves for nothing?

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.