Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 5
41 songs meet this passage
“Yeah, they plot on me, 'cause that bag on me”
Look Back at It · A Boogie wit da Hoodie
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The song treats wealth and visible success as the source of identity and anxiety, while this passage names that pursuit as ultimately unsatisfying.
Faith · ODIE
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This closing appetite for 'it all' sits in tension with the song's own claim of contentment, echoing the restlessness Ecclesiastes names as never truly satisfied by more.
“Numb the pain with the money, numb the pain with the money”
Numb · 21 Savage
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The hook treats wealth as the cure for an ache money can't actually satisfy, exactly the futility Ecclesiastes names.
“Spend your money like money ain't s**t”
24K Magic · Bruno Mars
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The flaunting of money as meaningless to spend freely echoes the Preacher's warning that love of money never satisfies, though the song treats this as fun rather than folly.
“Take that money, watch it burn”
Counting Stars · OneRepublic
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The refrain's disregard for money's worth echoes the Preacher's conclusion that love of wealth never satisfies.
Royals · Lorde
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
Her rejection of wealth as the source of satisfaction aligns with this verse that money never truly satisfies the one who loves it.
“Whoever said money can't solve your problems”
7 rings · Ariana Grande
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Directly opposes the song's claim; Scripture names the love of money as a well that never satisfies.
“A Louis belt will never ease that pain”
Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock) · Kendrick Lamar
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The song admits, almost against its own hustle-glorifying momentum, that wealth cannot heal real loss.
“She's getting tired of her high class toys”
Uptown Girl · Billy Joel
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The hint that wealth and possessions leave her unsatisfied lines up with the Preacher's observation that material things never truly fill us.
9 to 5 · Dolly Parton
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
Naming the system as a 'rich man's game' mirrors the Preacher's observation that wealth-driven systems never satisfy those who serve them.
I Wanna Be Rich · Calloway
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
Echoes the Preacher's observation that money itself never truly satisfies, pointing instead to something deeper.
Misery · Soul Asylum
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
Both the song and this verse recognize that chasing satisfaction through greed leaves people perpetually empty.
“I know you paid, I know y'all got beaucoup”
Elevators (Me & You) [Radio Edit] · Outkast
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The exchange with the old acquaintance who assumes wealth equals ease contrasts with the biblical warning that money never truly satisfies.
“They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be”
Don't Cry for Me Argentina · Madonna
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The admission that wealth and fame failed to deliver mirrors the Preacher's warning that money never satisfies those who love it.
“I'm still comin' up Chasin' the fame and wealth”
Daydreamin' · Tatyana Ali, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
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The chase for fame and wealth as a marker of worth is the very pursuit Ecclesiastes names as ultimately unsatisfying.
“All this money don't mean sh*t”
Satisfy You · Puff Daddy Featuring R. Kelly
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The song rightly recognizes that wealth can't substitute for real relationship, echoing the wisdom that money never satisfies the soul.
“Ever since this money come, it's been nothing but stress”
I Wish · R. Kelly
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The singer's ache that wealth brought stress instead of peace mirrors the Preacher's observation that money never satisfies the one who loves it.
“This kid's outrageous, he's buyin them by the cases”
Air Force Ones (feat. Murphy Lee, Ali & Kyjuan) · Nelly
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The boastful accumulation of shoes echoes the endless appetite for more that Ecclesiastes names as ultimately unsatisfying.
Calling All Angels · Train
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This observation about restless desire matches the Preacher's warning that loving abundance never satisfies.
“Some people live for the fortune”
If I Ain't Got You · Alicia Keys
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The song's rejection of chasing fortune mirrors the Preacher's observation that love of money never satisfies.
“We tryna buy back our 40 acres”
All Falls Down (feat. Syleena Johnson) · Kanye West
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The verse names exactly what the song diagnoses: the love of money never satisfies, it only multiplies the ache driving the pursuit.
Rich Girl (feat. Eve) [Remastered 2019] · Gwen Stefani
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The song toys with the fantasy that wealth satisfies, while Scripture warns that the love of money never truly fills.
“She never knew that there was anything more than poor”
Dani California · Red Hot Chili Peppers
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The character's restless grasping beyond poverty mirrors the futility of chasing more without finding satisfaction.
“You always want what you can't have”
For You I Will (Confidence) [Single Version] · Teddy Geiger
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This line hints at a restless longing for what's out of reach, a pattern Ecclesiastes names as ultimately unsatisfying, though here it's lighthearted rather than a deep critique.
Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) · Travie McCoy
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The whole song treats riches as the thing that would finally satisfy, the exact craving Ecclesiastes says never actually satisfies.
“I want it all, it's gonna take more than that”
Hard (feat. Jeezy) · Rihanna
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The hunger for money, fame, and things echoes the futility Ecclesiastes names: more will never be enough.
“Money can't buy us happiness”
Price Tag (feat. B.o.B) [feat. B.o.B] · Jessie J
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
Echoes the Preacher's observation that those who love money are never satisfied by it, a theme the song states almost verbatim.
“I need that money like the ring I never won”
White Iverson · Post Malone
strains against Ecclesiastes 5:10
The song ties identity and worth to money and trophies never won, while this verse names that love of wealth never actually satisfies.
Rolex (Steve Aoki Remix) · Ayo & Teo
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The whole song's fixation on bands, ice, and luxury cars echoes the futility Ecclesiastes names: those who love money never have enough.
“Chain so heavy I feel like I'm holdin' up a mountain”
Drowning (feat. Kodak Black) · A Boogie wit da Hoodie
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The weight of the chain is worn as a badge of pride, yet Ecclesiastes names this exact craving for more as ultimately empty.
“Need the rehab, I'm addicted to cash”
I Get the Bag (feat. Migos) · Gucci Mane
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The admission of addiction to cash unintentionally echoes the Preacher's observation that money never satisfies the one who loves it, even as the song treats it as a boast.
“I bought a franchise, to double up the profits”
Walk It Talk It (feat. Drake) · Migos
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The relentless chase for more money and more profit here mirrors exactly the emptiness Ecclesiastes names: it never satisfies.
“Get your money, Black man”
This Is America · Childish Gambino
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The repeated chant satirizes a system that pushes material pursuit as a substitute for justice or dignity, echoing the futility Ecclesiastes names in loving money.
“Money won't erase the pain”
MIDDLE CHILD · J. Cole
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Cole's own admission that wealth can't heal wounds echoes the Preacher's warning that love of money never satisfies.
“I don't really need the D, I need the (money)”
Money · Cardi B
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The Preacher says whoever loves money never has enough; the song's refrain mirrors that endless craving without any awareness of its emptiness.
“I need a big Benz, not another fan”
Panini · Lil Nas X
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The song briefly equates success with needing more material markers of status, which Ecclesiastes warns never actually satisfies.
“I'm really a millionaire, still in the projects”
Baby · Quality Control, Lil Baby & DaBaby
strains against Ecclesiastes 5:10
The song treats wealth as the proof of a life well lived, while this passage warns that money never actually satisfies the one chasing it.
pushin P (feat. Young Thug) · Gunna & Future
strains against Ecclesiastes 5:10
The whole track's obsession with 'P' (money, power, presidents) mirrors the Preacher's warning that loving wealth never actually satisfies.
Buy Dirt (feat. Luke Bryan) · Jordan Davis
resonates with Ecclesiastes 5:10
The refrain captures the same wisdom that money and gain never satisfy, pointing instead to what actually lasts.
“Nother year, 'nother Vince Lom' (Body)”
Everybody (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) · Nicki Minaj
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The relentless flexing of wealth and possessions echoes the futility Ecclesiastes names in loving money without ever being satisfied.
“this type of money make you stay awake”
BIG BANK (feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj) · YG
strains against Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
Ecclesiastes names the restlessness that comes from loving money, exactly the sleeplessness the lyric boasts about.