Ecclesiastes 5:11
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
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Cross references
- 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world — the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not from the Father but from the world.
- Habakkuk 2:13 Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
- Psalm 119:36–37 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.