Ecclesiastes 2:21

New King James Version

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Cross References

Jeremiah 22:17

“Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, And practicing oppression and violence.”

Jeremiah 22:15

“Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; But one sinner destroys much good.”

2 Chronicles 35:18

There had been no Passover kept in Israel like that since the days of Samuel the prophet; and none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, with the priests and the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Psalm 49:10

For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. But he never asks, “For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?” This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.

Psalm 39:7

“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

Psalm 49:11

Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever, Their dwelling places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.