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Ecclesiastes 6:7

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Ecclesiastes 6:7

Verse 7 of 12

Scripture focus

All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:7

Theological / Devotional

Mouth. A figure for indulgence in pleasures of sense (Ps. 128:2; Prov. 16:26; Eccl. 2:24 ; 3:13).

Appetite. Heb. nephesh. The same word appears in v. 3 as “soul” and in v. 9 as “desire.” The reference here is to the more sensuous side of one’s being (see Job 12:11; Prov. 16:26; Isa. 29:8). A lifetime is spent in labor to meet the requirements of an ever-demanding appetite, observes the wise man, yet without attainment of the supreme good.

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