Ecclesiastes 5:14
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Cross-reference
Ecclesiastes 2:18 laments leaving the fruit of labor to an heir—same futility of passing nothing of value.
In Ecclesiastes 2:26, the sinner's wealth is handed to the righteous—contrasting with the complete loss of riches here.
In Matthew 6:20, Jesus directs to heavenly treasure, secure from loss—contrasting the earthly riches that vanish here.
In Matthew 6:19, Jesus warns against storing earthly treasures vulnerable to loss—exactly the fate described here.
In Psalm 39:6, heaping up wealth is vain since you don't know who gets it—parallel to riches perishing and leaving nothing.
In Proverbs 23:5, riches sprout wings and fly away—a vivid image of the same sudden loss of wealth here.
1 Peter 1:7 says gold perishes but tested faith endures—contrasts the worthless riches here with lasting value.
Luke 12:20 shows a rich fool dying before enjoying his wealth—like leaving nothing to a son.
Proverbs 8:18 promises enduring wealth from wisdom—contrasting sharply with the perishable riches here.
Proverbs 13:11 says wealth gained hastily diminishes—parallels the bad venture that causes loss here.
In Haggai 1:9, God blows away wealth due to neglect of His house, revealing a divine reason for the 'bad venture' loss here.
In Job 20:15-29, the wicked's riches are vomited up by God—a vivid parallel to the perishing of wealth.
In Job 27:17, the righteous inherit the wicked's wealth—different from the complete loss here where nothing remains.
In Job 27:16, the wicked heaps up silver but loses it—echoing the perishing of riches here.
In Haggai 2:16, disappointing harvests mirror the loss here—showing a pattern of diminished returns under covenant judgment.
In Haggai 2:17, God strikes work with blight—attributing the loss to divine discipline, not just chance.
In Job 5:5, the wicked's harvest is consumed by the hungry—similar to riches perishing through misfortune here.
Matthew 13:22 warns of riches choking the word—their deceitfulness mirrors the uncertainty of wealth here.
In 1 Kings 14:26, temple and palace treasures are plundered—a historical example of wealth being lost, echoing this theme.
1 Timothy 6:17 warns not to hope in uncertain riches—reinforces the instability of wealth in this verse.
James 5:1 calls rich to weep for coming miseries—parallels the sudden loss of wealth here.
In 1 Samuel 2:6-8, Hannah declares God makes poor and rich—sovereign over the loss of wealth described here.