Cross References All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled. Proverbs 16:26 The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it. Ecclesiastes 6:8 What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life? Treasury of Scripture Knowledge All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled. the labour Genesis 3:17-19 And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work: with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life. . . . Proverbs 16:26 The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it. Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment? John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed. 1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness with contentment is great gain. . . . appetite Ecclesiastes 6:3 If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, and attain to a great age, and his soul make no use of the goods of his substance, and he be without burial: of this man I pronounce, that the untimely born is better than he. Ecclesiastes 5:10 A covetous man shall not be satisfied with money: and he that loveth riches shall reap no fruit from them: so this also is vanity. Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer. Context The Futility of Life…6Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place? 7All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled.8What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life?… Lexicon Allכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every a man’s הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being labor עֲמַ֥ל (‘ă·mal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind [is] for his mouth, לְפִ֑יהוּ (lə·p̄î·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to yet וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and his appetite הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion is never לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no satisfied. תִמָּלֵֽא׃ (ṯim·mā·lê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of Additional Translations All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. All the labour of a man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite shall not be satisfied. All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled. Jump to Previous Appetite Desire Efforts Filled Food Labor Mouth Satisfied Soul Toil WorkJump to Next Appetite Desire Efforts Filled Food Labor Mouth Satisfied Soul Toil WorkExternal Links Ecclesiastes 6:7 NIVEcclesiastes 6:7 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:7 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:7 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:7 ASV Ecclesiastes 6:7 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 6:7 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 6:7 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 6:7 French Bible Ecclesiastes 6:7 German Bible Alphabetical: a All and appetite are efforts for his is labor man's mouth never not satisfied the yet OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 6:7 All the labor of man (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |