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Old TestamentEcclesiastes · Chapter 3

Ecclesiastes 3:19

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 3:19 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Ecclesiastes 3:19 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 — KJV

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 (KJV)

Ecclesiastes 3:19 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.

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Explore the full Book of Ecclesiastes — all 12 chapters

Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 3:19

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:19: men, even, one

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:19: sons, men, even

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:19: men, even, one

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:19: men, one, thing

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:19: men, even, one

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