Ecclesiastes 5:10

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; and he that loveth riches shall have no profit from them. This also is vanity.

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In The King James Version

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

In Context

9An advantage to a land in all respects is a king over cultivated ground.

11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage hath the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes?

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Cross References

Psalms 52:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.” Why gloriest thou in mischief, thou man of violence? The goodness of God yet continueth daily.

Psalms 62:10Trust not in extortion; Place no vain hopes in rapine! If riches increase, set not your heart upon them!

Ecclesiastes 1:17And I gave my mind to know wisdom, and to know senselessness and folly; I perceived that this also is striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:17Therefore I hated life, because what is done under the sun appeared evil to me. For all is vanity, and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts: one lot befalleth both. As the one dieth, so dieth the other. Yea, there is one spirit in them, and a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast; for all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 4:8There is one who is alone, and no one with him; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end to all his labor, and his eye is not satisfied with riches. “For whom, then [[saith he]], do I labor and deprive myself of good?” This also is vanity; yea, it is an evil thing!

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:10-18

The Vanity of Riches. 9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 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? 12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.… Read the whole commentary →

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