Ecclesiastes 5:10

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

He that loveth {H157} silver {H3701} shall not be satisfied {H7646} with silver {H3701}; nor he that loveth {H157} abundance {H1995} with increase {H8393}: this is also vanity {H1892}.

The lover of money never has enough money; the lover of luxury never has enough income. This too is pointless.

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

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Timothy 6:10 (23 votes)

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Matthew 6:24 (17 votes)

    No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

  • Luke 12:15 (16 votes)

    And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

  • Matthew 6:19 (14 votes)

    Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

  • Ecclesiastes 4:8 (10 votes)

    There is one [alone], and [there is] not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet [is there] no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither [saith he], For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This [is] also vanity, yea, it [is] a sore travail.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:4 (9 votes)

    ¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Psalms 62:10 (8 votes)

    Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].