Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
For what hath the man for all his toil, and for the striving of his heart, - wherein, he himself, toiled under the sun?
New American Standard Bible
For what does a man get in
King James Version
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Holman Bible
For what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts
International Standard Version
For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?
A Conservative Version
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart in which he labors under the sun?
American Standard Version
For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?
Amplified
For what does a man get from all his labor and from the striving and sorrow of his heart with which he labors under the sun?
Bible in Basic English
What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?
Darby Translation
For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?
Julia Smith Translation
For what was to man in all his labor, and in the striving of his heart, he labored under the sun?
King James 2000
For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart, with which he has labored under the sun?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For what does a person receive for all his toil and in the longing of his heart with which he toils under the sun?
Modern King James verseion
For what has man from all his labor, and from the troubling of his heart, in which he has labored under the sun?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For what getteth a man of all the labor and travail of his mind, that he taketh under the Sun,
NET Bible
What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?
New Heart English Bible
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
Webster
For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun?
World English Bible
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
Youngs Literal Translation
For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:22
Prayers for Ecclesiastes 2:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Is There Real Happiness In Life?
21 For here is a man, whose toil hath been with wisdom and with knowledge and with skill, - yet, to a man who hath not toiled therein, shall he leave it as his portion, even this, was vanity and a great vexation. 22 For what hath the man for all his toil, and for the striving of his heart, - wherein, he himself, toiled under the sun? 23 For, all his days, are pains, and, vexatious, is his employment, even in the night, his heart lieth not down, - even this, was, vanity.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:3
What profit hath Man, in all his toil wherewith he toileth under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit hath he that worketh, in that wherein, himself, hath toiled?
Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of the toiler, hath toiled for him, for his mouth, hath urged him on.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better a handful - with quietness, - than both hands, full - with toil, and feeding on wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
Here is one, without a second, even son or brother, he hath none, yet is there no end to all his toil, even his eye, is not satisfied with riches, - neither saith he For whom, am I toiling, and letting my soul want good? Even this, was vanity, yea a vexatious employment, it was!
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
He that loveth silver, shall not be satisfied with silver nor, he that loveth abundance, with revenue, - -even this, was vanity.
Ecclesiastes 5:17
Even all his days, are spent in darkness and mourning, - and he is very morose, and is sad and angry.
Ecclesiastes 6:7-8
All the toil of man, is for his mouth, - though, even the desire, is not satisfied!
Ecclesiastes 8:15
Then extolled I, gladness, in that there was nothing better for a man, under the sun, than to eat and to drink, and to be glad, - since, that, should tarry with him in his toil, for the days of his life which God had given him under the sun.
Matthew 6:11
Our needful bread, give us, this day;
Matthew 6:25
For this cause, I say unto you: Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, - or for your body, what ye shall put on: Is not, the life, more than, the food? And, the body, than, the raiment?
Matthew 6:34
Do not, then, be anxious for the morrow; for the morrow, will be anxious, for itself: Sufficient for the day, is the evil thereof.
Matthew 16:26
For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life?
Luke 12:22
And he said unto his disciples - For this cause, I say unto you, - Be not anxious for the life, what ye shall eat, nor yet for yourbody, what ye shall put on;
Luke 12:29
Ye, therefore, be not seeking what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink, and be not held in suspense;
Philippians 4:6
For nothing, be anxious, but, in everything, by your prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let, your petitions, be made known unto God;
1 Timothy 6:8
And, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content;
1 Peter 5:7
All your anxiety, casting upon him, because he careth for you.