Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecc 4:5 — The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Phrase of Scripture   Correlating Passages TSK Help

fool   Pro 6:10,11; Pro 12:27; Pro 13:4; Pro 20:4; Pro 24:33,34
eateth   That is, with envy, (see Ecc 4:4,) though too idle to follow his neighbour's example. Job 13:14; Pro 11:17; Isa 9:20
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Pro 6:10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Pro 12:27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
Pro 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Pro 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.
Pro 24:33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
eateth
Ecc 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Job 13:14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Pro 11:17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Isa 9:20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

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Scott, Thomas. "Ecclesiastes 4:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Ecc/4/5.html>.

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