Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king [himself] is dependent upon the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5

7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

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?

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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:9 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 5:9 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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