Cross Reference ECCLESIASTES 5:11 WHEN GOODS INCREASE THEY ARE INCREASED THAT EAT THEM AND WHAT GOOD IS THERE TO THE OWNERS THEREOF SAVING THE BEHOLDING OF THEM WITH THEIR EYES

{Ecclesiastes 5:11} When goods 2896 increase, 7235 z8800 they are increased 7231 z8804 that eat 398 z8802 them: and what x4100 good 3788 [is there] to the owners 1167 thereof, saving 518 x3588 the beholding y7207 z8675 y7212 z8801 x7200 [of them] with their eyes? 5869

they:
"And he entreated² ° Abram² wellª °¹ for her sake:¹ and he had¹ sheep,ª and oxen,ª and he asses,ª and menservants,ª and maidservants,ª and she asses,ª and camels.ª" {Gen 12:16} + "And Abramª [was] veryª rich² °¹ in cattle,ª in silver,ª and in gold.ª" {Gen 13:2} + "And Lotª also,¹ which wentª ° withª Abram,ª had¹ flocks,ª and herds,ª and tents.ª ... And there was¹ a strifeª between¹ the herdmenª ° of Abram'sª cattleª and the herdmenª ° of Lot'sª cattle:ª and the Canaaniteª and the Perizziteª dwelledª ° then¹ in the land.ª" {Gen 13:5-7} + "And Solomon'sª provisionª for oneª dayª was¹ thirtyª measuresª of fine flour,ª and threescoreª measuresª of meal,ª ... Tenª fatª oxen,ª and twentyª oxenª out of the pastures,ª and an hundredª sheep,ª beside¹ harts,ª ¹ and roebucks,ª and fallowdeer,ª and fattedª ° fowl.ª" {1Kg 4:22-23} + "And kingª Solomonª raisedª ° a levyª out of all¹ ¹ Israel;ª and the levyª was¹ thirtyª thousandª men.ª ... Beside the chiefª ¹ ¹ of Solomon'sª officersª ° which¹ [were] over¹ the work,ª threeª thousandª and threeª hundred,ª which ruledª ° over the peopleª that wroughtª ° in the work.ª" {1Kg 5:13-16} + "Moreover [there were] at¹ my tableª an hundredª and fiftyª ª of the Jewsª and rulers,ª beside those that cameª ° unto¹ us from among¹ the heathenª that¹ [are] about¹ us.² ... Now [that] which¹ was¹ preparedª ° [for me] dailyª ¹ [was] oneª oxª [and] sixª choiceª ° sheep;ª also fowlsª were preparedª ° for me, and once¹ in tenª daysª storeª ° of all¹ sorts of wine:ª yet for allª this¹ requiredª ° not¹ I the breadª of the governor,ª because¹ the bondageª was heavyª ° upon¹ this¹ people.ª" {Neh 5:17-18} + "Inclineª ° my heartª unto¹ thy testimonies,ª and not¹ to¹ covetousness.ª ... Turn awayª ° mine eyesª from beholdingª °¹ vanity;ª [and] quickenª ° thou me in thy way.ª" {Psa 119:36-37}

what:
"Betterª [is] the sightª of the eyesª than the wanderingª °¹ of the desire:ª this¹ [is] also¹ vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 6:9} + "Rejoice,ª ° O young man,ª in thy youth;ª and let thy heartª cheer² °¹ thee in the daysª of thy youth,ª and walkª ° in the waysª of thine heart,ª and in the sightª of thine eyes:ª but knowª ° thou, that¹ for¹ all¹ these¹ [things] Godª will bringª ° thee into judgment.ª" {Ecc 11:9} + "When I sawª ° among the spoilsª aª goodlyª Babylonishª garment,ª and two hundredª shekelsª of silver,ª and aª wedgeª of goldª of fiftyª shekelsª weight,ª then I covetedª ° them, and tookª ° them; and, behold,¹ they [are] hidª ° in the earthª in the midstª of my tent,ª and the silverª under¹ it. ... And Joshuaª said,ª ° Whyª hast thou troubledª ° us? the LORDª shall troubleª ° thee this¹ day.ª And all¹ Israelª stoned² °¹ him with stones,ª and burnedª ° them with fire,ª after they had stoned² °¹ them with stones.ª" {Jsh 7:21-25} + "Wilt thou setª °°° thine eyesª upon that which is not?¹ for¹ [riches] certainly² ° makeª ° themselves wings;ª they fly awayª °°° as an eagleª toward heaven.ª" {Prv 23:5} + "[As] the partridgeª sittethª ° [on eggs], and hatchethª ° [them] not;¹ [so] he that gettethª ° riches,ª and not¹ by right,ª shall leaveª ° them in the midstª of his days,ª and at his endª shall be¹ a fool.ª" {Jer 17:11} + "Behold,¹ [is it] not¹ of¹ ¹ the LORDª of hostsª that the peopleª shall labourª ° in the veryª fire,ª and the peopleª shall wearyª ° themselves for veryª vanity?ª" {Hab 2:13} + "Forª allª that¹ [is] inª the¹ world,ª the¹ lustª of the¹ flesh,ª andª the¹ lustª of the¹ eyes,ª andª the¹ prideª of life,ª isª ° notª ofª the¹ Father,ª butª isª ° ofª the¹ world.ª" {1Jn 2:16}

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