Ecclesiastes 4:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 4:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 4:2 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 4:2 — KJV
“Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.”
— Ecclesiastes 4:2 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 4:2 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.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 4:2
“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. yet...: or, is yet spoken of”
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“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”
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“And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.”
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“For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?”
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“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. corrupted...: or, were corrupt ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their”
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