Ecclesiastes 6:8

New Century Version

In this way a wise person is no better off than a fool. Then, too, it does a poor person little good to know how to get along in life.

Cross References

Genesis 17:1

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

Psalm 101:2

I will be careful to live an innocent life. When will you come to me? I will live an innocent life in my house.

Psalm 116:9

So I will walk with the Lord in the land of the living.

Proverbs 19:1

It is better to be poor and honest than to be foolish and tell lies.

Ecclesiastes 5:11

The more wealth people have, the more friends they have to help spend it. So what do people really gain? They gain nothing except to look at their riches.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is better to see what you have than to want more. Wanting more is useless— like chasing the wind.

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth truly did what God said was good. They did everything the Lord commanded and were without fault in keeping his law.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich with things of this world not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not in their uncertain riches. God richly gives us everything to enjoy.