Ecclesiastes 2:21

The Scriptures 1998

For a man might labour with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he leaves his heritage to a man who has not laboured for it. That too is futile and a great evil.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did what was right in the eyes of יהוה, and walked in the ways of his father Dawiḏ

2 Chronicles 35:18

There had not been a Passover performed in Yisra’ĕ

Psalm 39:7

“And now, יהוה, what do I wait for? My expectancy is in You.

Psalm 49:10

For he sees wise men die, The foolish and the ignorant both perish, And shall leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 49:11

Their graves are their houses, forever; Their dwelling places, to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

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

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I saw that all the toil and skill of the work bring envy between man and his neighbour. That too is futile and feeding on wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one, without a second, who has neither son nor brother. And there is no end to all his labours. His eye also is not satisfied with riches. “And for whom am I toiling and depriving myself of good?” That too is futility, and an evil task.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of conflict, but one sinner destroys much good.

Jeremiah 22:15

“Do you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do right-ruling and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Jeremiah 22:17

“But your eyes and your heart are only upon your own greedy gain, and on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and on doing violence.”