Ecclesiastes 1:8
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Cross-reference
Ecclesiastes 2:11 echoes the same dissatisfaction—all human effort is vanity, reinforcing the eye/ear never satisfied theme of verse 1:8.
Ecclesiastes 4:1-4 expands on the weariness—now specifically human oppression and toil, adding a social dimension to the unsatisfied eye and ear.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 uses the same 'eye never satisfied' phrase—applied to a lonely miser, illustrating the insatiable desire from verse 1:8.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 applies the same insatiability to wealth: love of money never satisfies, echoing the unsatisfied eye and ear.
Psalm 63:5 contrasts this: the psalmist finds soul-satisfaction in God, while Ecclesiastes says the eye and ear are never filled.
Proverbs 27:20 directly parallels: 'Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.'
Proverbs 30:15 introduces things never satisfied, starting with the leech's cry 'Give, give,' echoing the insatiable eye and ear.
Proverbs 30:16 lists Sheol, barren womb, land, and fire as never satisfied — a parallel to the never-satisfied senses.
Matthew 5:6 promises satisfaction to those hungering for righteousness, contrasting Ecclesiastes' claim that the eye and ear are never filled.
Matthew 11:28 answers the weariness of Ecclesiastes 1:8—Jesus offers rest for the burdened that the world’s relentless cycle cannot provide.
Romans 8:22 describes all creation groaning—directly echoing the 'weariness' of everything in Ecclesiastes 1:8, but framed within redemptive hope.
Revelation 7:16 promises no more hunger or thirst in heaven — the opposite of the never-satisfied earthly senses.
Revelation 7:17 continues with living water and wiped tears, offering complete satisfaction that reverses the insatiability of Ecclesiastes.