Ecclesiastes 1:3

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?”

— WEB

“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”

— KJV

“What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?”

— ASV

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Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 3:9 "What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?"
Ecclesiastes 2:22 "For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?"
Ecclesiastes 5:16 "This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?"
Mark 8:36-37 "For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?"
Ecclesiastes 2:11 "Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chas…"
Proverbs 23:4-5 "Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint."
John 6:27 "Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God th…"
Matthew 16:26 "For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?"

Commentary

What profit . . . labour--that is, "What profit" as to the chief good (Mat 16:26). Labor is profitable in its proper place (Gen 2:15; Gen 3:19; Pro 14:23). under the sun--that is, in this life, as opposed to the future world. The phrase often recurs, but only in Ecclesiastes.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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