Ecclesiastes 4:4

New King James Version

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.

Cross References

1 John 3:12

not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

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.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king; Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?

James 4:5

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?

Acts 7:9

“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.

Genesis 26:14

for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 31:1

Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.”