Ecclesiastes 1:8

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Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are wearisome;
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.

Psalm 63:5

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.

Proverbs 30:15-16

The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:1-4

Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-11

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 7:24-26

What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?

Matthew 5:6

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

Romans 8:22-23

For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

Revelation 7:16-17

They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Full

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Matthew 11:28

Romans 8:22

Man

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Ecclesiastes 7:24

The eye

Revelation 7:16

General references

Ecclesiastes 6:11

Bible References

Full

Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was

vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

Man

What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?

The eye

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,

Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat;

General references

For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?