Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit does the worker gain in his labor?
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
In Context
8There is a time to love and a time to hate, 1 a time for war and a time for peace.
10I have seen the work that God has given to human beings to complete.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:3What profit does mankind gain from all the work that they labor at under the sun? 1
Ecclesiastes 2:22For what profit does the person gain who works so hard and tries in his heart to complete his labors under the sun?
Matthew 16:26For what does it profit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? What can a person give in exchange for his 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 →