Ecclesiastes 5:11

The Scriptures 2009

With the increase of goods, there is an increase of those consuming them. What advantage then is there to their owners, but to look on?

Cross References

1 John 2:16

Because all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father but is of the world.

Habakkuk 2:13

“See, it is not from יהוה of hosts that peoples labour only for fire, and nations weary themselves for naught,

Proverbs 23:5

Do you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle to the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

What the eyes see is better than what the desire goes after. That too is futile and feeding on wind.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart gladden you in the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these Elohim brings you into right-ruling.

Genesis 13:2

And Aḇram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Genesis 12:16

And he treated Aḇram well for her sake, and he had sheep, and cattle, and male donkeys, and male and female servants, and female donkeys, and camels.

Jeremiah 17:11

“As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, so is he who gets riches, but not by right. It leaves him in the midst of his days, and at his end he is a fool.”

Ecclesiastes 2:9

Thus I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Yerushalayim. Also my wisdom remained with me.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

Sweet is the sleep of a labourer whether he eats little or much, but the plenty of the rich does not let him sleep.