Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.

Cross References (17)

  • 1 John 2:16 (11)

    For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Fa

  • Proverbs 27:20 (10)

    Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

  • Luke 12:20 (8)

    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accum

  • Ecclesiastes 1:8 (7)

    All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hea

  • Matthew 11:28 (6)

    Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

  • Ecclesiastes 1:13 (6)

    And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon t

  • Isaiah 5:8 (5)

    Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:10 (5)

    He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile

  • Psalms 39:6 (5)

    Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them

  • Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (5)

    Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

  • Isaiah 56:3–5 (5)

    Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the

  • Genesis 2:18 (5)

    The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

  • Isaiah 55:2 (4)

    Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and e

  • Ecclesiastes 2:23 (4)

    Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too i

  • Isaiah 44:19–20 (4)

    And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I b

  • Habakkuk 2:5–9 (4)

    and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death,

  • Genesis 15:2–3 (4)

    But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of D