Ecclesiastes 3:9
So what do you get for all your hard work?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
In Context
8A time of loving, and a time of hating. A time of warfare, and a time of peace.
10I have examined what God gives us to do.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:3What benefit do you get for slaving away in this life?
Ecclesiastes 2:22What do you get here on earth for all your hard work and worry?
Matthew 16:26What benefit is it for you to gain the whole world, yet lose your life? What would you give in exchange for your life?
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11
Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →