Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
For what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts
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?
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?
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?
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
When there is a man whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill,
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:3
that he labors at under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 3:9
What does the worker gain from his struggles?
Psalm 127:2
working hard to have enough food—
yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.
Proverbs 16:26
because his hunger
Ecclesiastes 4:6
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is a person without a companion,
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 5:17
What is more, he eats in darkness all his days,
Ecclesiastes 6:7-8
yet the appetite is never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself,
Matthew 6:11
Matthew 6:25
Matthew 6:34
Matthew 16:26
Luke 12:22
Then He said to His disciples:
Luke 12:29
Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
1 Timothy 6:8
we will be content with these.
1 Peter 5:7
casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.