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Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

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ASV

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

KJV

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יֵ֚שׁyeshthereH3426 →
רָעָ֣הra.'Ah[is] an evilH7451 →
חוֹלָ֔הcho.LahsevereH2470 →
רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.ti[which] I have seenH7200 →
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH8121 →
עֹ֛שֶׁר'O.sherwealthH6239 →
שָׁמ֥וּרsha.Mur[was] being keptH8104 →
לִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.Lavby owner<s> itsH1167 →
לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃le.ra.'a.Toto harm hisH7451 →

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Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.Ecclesiastes 6:1–2There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:Luke 18:22–23On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”Ecclesiastes 6:1There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:Genesis 19:14So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.Luke 16:22–23One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:James 5:1–4Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.Ecclesiastes 8:9All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.Genesis 14:16He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.Isaiah 32:6–8For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.Luke 16:1–13Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.Proverbs 11:24–25One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.Luke 12:16–21Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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