Ecclesiastes 5:13

Tree of Life Version

or wealth lost in a bad investment, and when he fathers a son, there is nothing in his hand.

Cross References

Genesis 14:16

He brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the other people.

Genesis 19:14

So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters, “Get up!” he said, “Get out of this place! For Adonai is about to destroy the city!” But in the eyes of his sons-in-law, he was like a joker.

Genesis 19:26

But his wife looked behind him and she turned into a pillar of salt.

Job 20:20

For he knows no satisfaction from his greed, he cannot save himself by his desires.

Proverbs 1:19

Such is the fate of all gaining by violence. It takes the life of its possessor.

Proverbs 1:32

For the backsliding of the naïve will kill them and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches make no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 23:4

Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.

Proverbs 27:24

for riches are not forever, nor a crown from generation to generation.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one who has no one else, neither son nor brother, yet there is no end to all his toil. His eyes are not content with riches. “So, for whom am I toiling, and depriving myself of prosperity?” This too is meaningless— a grievous task!

Ecclesiastes 5:14

As he came from his mother’s womb, naked he will return as he came. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

I have seen all this while applying my mind to everything done under the sun: sometimes one person dominates another person to his own harm.

Isaiah 2:20

In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which they made to worship, to the moles and to the bats!

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of Adonai’s wrath. With the fire of His passion the entire earth will be consumed. For He will make a total, dreadful annihilation of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Luke 16:19

“Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, living it up in luxury every day.

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord. “Look, Master, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have somehow cheated anyone, I repay four times as much!”