Parallel Verses King James Version 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? Darby Bible Translation When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what profit is there to the owner thereof, except the beholding of them with his eyes? World English Bible When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes? Young's Literal Translation In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit is to its possessor except the sight of his eyes? Ecclesiastes 5:11 Parallel Commentary Geneva Study BibleWhen 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?Ecclesiastes 5:11 Parallel Commentaries Library Things to be Meditated on as Thou Goest to the Church. 1. That thou art going to the court of the Lord, and to speak with the great God by prayer; and to hear his majesty speak unto thee by his word; and to receive his blessing on thy soul, and thy honest labour, in the six days past. 2. Say with thyself by the way--"As the hart brayeth for the rivers of water, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, even for the living God: When shall I come and appear before the presence of God? For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand … Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety Literature. Ninth Day for God's Spirit on Our Mission Work Results of Transgression Covenanting Confers Obligation. Ecclesiastes Cross References Ecclesiastes 2:9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. Ecclesiastes 5:12 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. Jump to Previous Advantage Beholding Benefit Consume Eat Except Eyes Feast Gain Good Goods Increase Increased Multiplied Multiplying Owner Owners Possessor Profit Save Saving Sight ThereofJump to Next Advantage Beholding Benefit Consume Eat Except Eyes Feast Gain Good Goods Increase Increased Multiplied Multiplying Owner Owners Possessor Profit Save Saving Sight ThereofLinks Ecclesiastes 5:11 NIVEcclesiastes 5:11 NLT Ecclesiastes 5:11 ESV Ecclesiastes 5:11 NASB Ecclesiastes 5:11 KJV Ecclesiastes 5:11 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 5:11 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 5:11 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 5:11 French Bible Ecclesiastes 5:11 German Bible Ecclesiastes 5:11 Commentaries Bible Hub |