Ecclesiastes 6:9

The fight — The comfortable enjoyment of what a man hath. Than — Restless desires of what a man hath not. This — Wandering of the desire.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Connect these verses with Ecclesiastes 6:2-3 : “All labor is undertaken with a view to some profit, but as a rule the people who labor are never...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of the Vanity of Earthly Riches.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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⁹ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 6:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 6:9