Ecclesiastes 5:10

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

Cross-reference

Ecclesiastes 6:7 states that appetite never satisfies — directly parallel to the love of money never being satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 4:4 also calls toil 'meaningless', showing envy-driven work parallels the insatiable love of money.

In Ecclesiastes 2:26, the sinner gathers wealth only to give it to the righteous, a direct illustration of the vanity of loving money.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 declares all is vanity, providing the thematic lens for the specific futility of loving money.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 declares all is vanity, providing the thematic lens for the specific futility of loving money.

Ecclesiastes 4:8 describes a lonely man never content with wealth — reinforcing the theme that labor without satisfaction is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 2:22 echoes the futility of toil — reinforcing that striving after wealth is empty.

In Ecclesiastes 2:18, leaving toil to successors highlights the futility of accumulating wealth.

Proverbs 30:15 lists four insatiable things — this parallels the truth that money never satisfies the lover of money.

Proverbs 30:15 describes things that are never satisfied, like the leech's daughters — illustrating the endless craving for more.

In Habakkuk 2:5-7, greed is compared to death that never has enough, reinforcing the insatiability of loving money here.

Luke 12:15 Parallel

In Luke 12:15, Jesus warns against greed, directly echoing that life is not in possessions, matching the unsatisfied love of money.

Psalm 62:10 Parallel

Psalm 62:10 commands not to set your heart on increasing riches — a direct admonition that matches the vanity of loving money.

Psalm 52:7 Parallel

Psalm 52:7 warns against trusting in riches — this adds the spiritual danger of relying on wealth instead of God.

In 1 Timothy 6:10, the love of money is called a root of all evil, amplifying the vanity stated here.

Exodus 20:17 forbids coveting, directly addressing the insatiable desire that Ecclesiastes 5:10 describes.

Ezekiel 7:19 shows silver and gold cannot satisfy or deliver in judgment — illustrating money's inability to satisfy.

Isaiah 56:11 describes greedy shepherds who never have enough — the same insatiable appetite for gain.

Proverbs 27:20 states that human eyes are never satisfied, directly mirroring the insatiable love of money.

Proverbs 15:16 values contentment with little over great wealth with turmoil, echoing the dissatisfaction of loving money.

In Matthew 6:19, Jesus warns against storing earthly treasures that perish, echoing the futility of wealth pursuit.

In Matthew 6:24, Jesus states you cannot serve both God and money, a direct outworking of the vanity of money-love.

Matthew 13:22 warns that the deceitfulness of riches chokes the word — adding a spiritual consequence to loving money.

Mark 4:19 Parallel

Mark 4:19 similarly calls riches deceitful and lists desires that choke the word — expanding the warning.

1 John 2:16 Parallel

1 John 2:16 groups love of money under 'desires of the eyes' — placing it among worldly lusts not from God.

Proverbs 15:6 contrasts righteous treasure with wicked ruin, offering a moral dimension to the emptiness of wealth.

Genesis 13:6 Historical context

Genesis 13:6 shows wealth causing separation, illustrating the practical problems of great possessions that Ecclesiastes 5:10 warns about.