Ecclesiastes 5:11

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?

Cross-reference

Ecclesiastes 6:9 deepens this: better to see than crave, yet still vanity — a direct continuation of the same theme.

Ecclesiastes 1:8 says the eye is not satisfied with seeing — a direct parallel to the owner's limited gain here.

Ecclesiastes 2:22 questions what one gains from toil — similar to questioning advantage of increased goods here.

Ecclesiastes 6:8 asks what advantage the wise or poor have — echoing the 'advantage' question here.

Genesis 13:5-7 shows wealth causing strife and overcrowding — a direct illustration of more goods bringing more consumers.

Proverbs 23:5 warns wealth disappears suddenly — reinforcing the futility of merely seeing riches in Ecclesiastes.

Proverbs 27:20 states the eye is never satisfied — mirroring the unsatisfied owner who only sees.

Psalm 119:37 asks God to turn eyes from worthless things — directly echoing the futility of merely looking at wealth in Ecclesiastes.

Joshua 7:21-25 tells of Achan coveting what he saw, leading to destruction — a warning example of the danger of desiring goods.

Psalm 119:36 prays for a heart turned from selfish gain — contrasting with the empty pursuit of wealth described in Ecclesiastes.

John 6:27 Parallel

John 6:27 redirects from perishable food to eternal food — reinforcing Ecc5:11's critique that material abundance fails to satisfy.

1 John 2:16 Parallel

1 John 2:16 warns against 'desire of the eyes' — directly connecting to the owner only seeing his goods.

Nehemiah 5:17 shows Nehemiah hosted 150 men daily — a direct example of a leader's goods increasing the number of eaters.

Jeremiah 17:11 echoes that unjustly gained riches vanish — both see wealth's fleeting nature.

Habakkuk 2:13 says people labor for nothing — reinforcing the futility theme of increased goods here.