Ecclesiastes 6:2

Modern King James Version

a man to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a stranger eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:13

And I also have given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you all your days.

1 Chronicles 29:25

And Jehovah made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel, and placed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:28

And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 1:11

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, nor honor, nor the life of your enemies, nor yet have asked for long life but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may judge My people, over whom I have made you king;

Psalm 17:14

from men by Your hand, O Jehovah, from men of the world whose portion is in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your treasure. They are satisfied with sons, and will leave their riches to their babes.

Psalm 39:6

Surely a man walks about like a shadow! Surely they are in an uproar in vain. He heaps up, and does not know who shall gather them.

Psalm 73:7

Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than the heart could imagine.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he says , For whom do I labor and take good from my soul? This is also vanity. Yes, it is an evil business.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for their owners to their hurt.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

And this also is a sore evil, that in all, as he came, so shall he go; and what profit does he have who has labored for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Behold that which I have seen. it is good and right for one to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labor that he labors under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Also every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you weigh silver for what is not bread? and your labor for what never satisfies? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance has turned to aliens, our houses to foreigners.

Daniel 5:18

O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor.

Hosea 7:9

Strangers have eaten up his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there on him, yet he knows it not.

Deuteronomy 28:33

The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall be eaten up by a nation which you do not know. And you shall always be oppressed and crushed,

Deuteronomy 28:43

The stranger within you shall get up above you very high, and you shall come down very low.

Judges 18:10

When you go, you shall come to a people feeling safe, and to a large land. For God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything in the earth.