Ecclesiastes 9:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 9:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 9:5 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — KJV
“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”
— Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 9:5 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 9:5
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:5: living, any, thing
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:5: know, any, thing
“And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:5: know, any, neither
“According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:5: die, any, neither
“And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. did there...: Heb. rose up”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:5: any, thing, neither
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