Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 5

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← Ecclesiastes | ← Ch 4 | Ch 6 →

Ecclesiastes 5 . 1 , Vanities in divine service; Ecclesiastes 5 . 8 , in murmuring against oppression; Ecclesiastes 5 . 9 , and in riches; Ecclesiastes 5 . 18 , Joy in riches is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:2

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 · BSB

not rash9 parallels

for8 parallels

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thing or , word

Ecclesiastes 5:3

As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

Ecclesiastes 5:3 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:4

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

Ecclesiastes 5:4 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:5

It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

Ecclesiastes 5:5 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Ecclesiastes 5:6 · BSB

thy mouth4 parallels

before11 parallels

Or , "before the messenger ," hammalach , the priest whose business it was to take cognizance of vows and offerings

it was3 parallels

destroy4 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:7

For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

Ecclesiastes 5:7 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 · BSB

thou seest9 parallels

marvel4 parallels

matter8 parallels

Heb. will , or purpose

for4 parallels

regardeth31 parallels

higher than they8 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:9

The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 · BSB

the profit10 parallels

the king3 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:10

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

Ecclesiastes 5:10 · BSB

He that12 parallels

The more he gets , the more he would get; for Crescit amor nummi , quantum ipsa pecunia crescit , "The love of money increases , in proportion as money itself increases."

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Ecclesiastes 5:11

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

Ecclesiastes 5:12 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

Ecclesiastes 5:13 · BSB

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riches27 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:14

or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

Ecclesiastes 5:14 · BSB

those12 parallels

and he4 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:15

As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:16

This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:16 · BSB

a sore3 parallels

what3 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:17

Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Ecclesiastes 5:17 · BSB

he eateth8 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 5:18

Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 · BSB

it is good and comely8 parallels

Heb. there is a good which is comely , etc

it is his3 parallels

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the days Heb. the number of the days

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

Ecclesiastes 5:19 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 5:20

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

Ecclesiastes 5:20 · BSB

For he shall not much remember1 parallel

or , Though he give not much , yet he rembemereth , etc

because10 parallels

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Shaped Ecclesiastes 1:2–12:8, Ecclesiastes 5:1–7, Ecclesiastes 5:1–8, Ecclesiastes 5:12–17, Ecclesiastes 5:16–6:4
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