Ecclesiastes 6:7 “All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfie…”

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

World English Bible

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

American Standard Version

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Geneva Bible 1599

All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.

Darby Translation

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Young's Literal Translation

All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

Bible in Basic English

All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.

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Cross references

“the labour”

John 6:27 Proverbs 16:26 1 Timothy 6:6–8 Matthew 6:25 Genesis 3:17–19

John 6:27 · BSB

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

Proverbs 16:26 · BSB

A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

1 Timothy 6:6–8 · BSB

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Matthew 6:25 · BSB

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Genesis 3:17–19 · BSB

And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the day…

“appetite”

Ecclesiastes 6:3 Ecclesiastes 5:10 Luke 12:19

Ecclesiastes 6:3 · BSB

A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off…

Ecclesiastes 5:10 · BSB

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

Luke 12:19 · BSB

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

8What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

Read Ecclesiastes 6