Ecclesiastes 2:22

New Century Version

What do people get for all their work and struggling here on earth?

Cross References

Psalm 127:2

It is no use for you to get up early and stay up late, working for a living. The Lord gives sleep to those he loves.

Proverbs 16:26

The workers’ hunger helps them, because their desire to eat makes them work.

Ecclesiastes 1:3

What do people really gain from all the hard work they do here on earth?

Ecclesiastes 2:11

But then I looked at what I had done, and I thought about all the hard work. Suddenly I realized it was useless, like chasing the wind. There is nothing to gain from anything we do here on earth.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

Do people really gain anything from their work?

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

I saw a man who had no family, no son or brother. He always worked hard but was never satisfied with what he had. He never asked himself, “For whom am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy life?” This also is very sad and useless.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

All they get are days full of sadness and sorrow, and they end up sick, defeated, and angry.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I decided it was more important to enjoy life. The best that people can do here on earth is to eat, drink, and enjoy life, because these joys will help them do the hard work God gives them here on earth.

Matthew 16:26

It is worthless to have the whole world if they lose their souls. They could never pay enough to buy back their souls.

Matthew 6:11

Give us the food we need for each day.

Matthew 6:25

“So I tell you, don’t worry about the food or drink you need to live, or about the clothes you need for your body. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.

Matthew 6:34

So don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Luke 12:22

Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live, or about the clothes you need for your body.

Luke 12:29

Don’t always think about what you will eat or what you will drink, and don’t keep worrying.

1 Corinthians 16:16

to follow the leading of people like these and anyone else who works and serves with them.

Philippians 4:6

Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks.

1 Timothy 6:8

But, if we have food and clothes, we will be satisfied with that.

1 Peter 5:7

Give all your worries to him, because he cares about you.