Ecclesiastes 3:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I know that God is testing us to show us that we are merely animals.

Cross References

Job 15:16

what chance do humans have? We are so terribly evil that we thirst for sin.

Job 40:8

Are you trying to prove that you are innocent by accusing me of injustice?

Psalm 49:12

Our human glory disappears, and, like animals, we die.

Psalm 49:14

They are like sheep with death as their shepherd, leading them to the grave. In the morning God's people will walk all over them, as their bodies lie rotting in their home, the grave.

Psalm 51:4

You are really the one I have sinned against; I have disobeyed you and have done wrong. So it is right and fair for you to correct and punish me.

Psalm 73:22

I was stupid and ignorant, and I treated you as a wild animal would.

Romans 3:4

No, indeed! God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. The Scriptures say about God, “Your words will be proved true, and in court you will win your case.”

Romans 9:23

He did this by showing how glorious he is when he has pity on the people he has chosen to share in his glory.

Hebrews 9:27

We die only once, and then we are judged.

1 Peter 1:24

The Scriptures say, “Humans wither like grass, and their glory fades like wild flowers. Grass dries up, and flowers fall to the ground.

2 Peter 2:12

These people are no better than senseless animals that live by their feelings and are born to be caught and killed. They speak evil of things they don't know anything about. But their own corrupt deeds will destroy them.