Ecclesiastes 1:3
“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? This is a general proof of the vanity of all…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
What profit ... - The question often repeated is the great practical inquiry of the book; it receives its final answer…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Here is, I. An account of the penman of this book; it was Solomon, for no other son of David was king of Jerusalem; but…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
What profit hath a man The question is, it is obvious, as in the analogous question of Mat 16:26, the most emphatic form…
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