Ecclesiastes 8:13

Easy To Read Version

Evil people don’t respect God, so those people won’t really get good things. Those evil people won’t live long lives. Their lives won’t be like the shadows that become longer and longer \{as the sun goes down\}.

Cross References

Job 14:2

Man’s life is like a flower. He grows quickly, and then dies away. Man’s life is like a shadow that is here for a short time, and then it is gone.

Job 18:5

“Yes, the evil person’s light will go out.\par His fire will stop burning.\par

Job 21:30

Evil people are spared\par when disaster comes.\par They survive when God shows his anger.\par

Psalm 11:5

The Lord searches for good people,\par but he rejects {\cf2\super [62]} cruel, evil people.\par

Psalm 144:4

A person’s life is like a puff of air.\par A person’s life is like a passing shadow.\par

Psalm 37:1

Don’t get upset at evil people.\par Don’t be jealous of people\par who do bad things.\par

Psalm 39:5

Lord, you gave me only a short life. {\cf2\super [236]} \par My short life is nothing,\par compared to you.\par Every person’s life is only like a cloud\par \{that quickly disappears\}.\par No person lives forever! {\cf2\super [237]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [238]})\i0 \par

Psalm 55:23

Give your worries to the Lord,\par and he will care for you.\par The Lord will never let good people\par be defeated.\par

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I learned that anything God does will continue forever. People can’t add anything to the work of God. And people can’t take anything away from the work of God. God did this so people would respect him.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

You should not let your useless dreams and bragging \{bring you trouble\}. You should respect God.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what is best for a person during his short life on earth? His life passes like a shadow. No one can tell him what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good men die young. And I have seen evil men living long lives.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Try to be a little of this and a little of that. {\cf2\super [33]} Even God’s followers will do some good things and some bad things.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No person has the power to keep his spirit from leaving. No person has the power to stop his death. During war, a soldier does not have the freedom to go any place he wants to go. In the same way, if a person does evil, that evil won’t allow him to be free.

Isaiah 3:11

But it will be very bad for the evil people. Much trouble will come to them. They will be punished for all the wrong things they have done.

Isaiah 30:13

You are guilty of these things so you are like a tall wall with cracks in it. That wall will fall and break into small pieces.

Isaiah 57:21

“There is no peace for evil people.”\par

Isaiah 65:20

There will never be a child from that city,\par that is born and lives only a few days.\par No person from that city will die\par after only a short life.\par Every child will live a long life,\par and every older person will live\par for a long, long time.\par A person that lives 100 years\par will be called young.\par And people will think a person was cursed\par if he does not live to be 100 years old.\par

Jeremiah 44:10

Even to this day, the people of Judah have not made themselves humble. They have not shown any respect for me. And those people have not followed my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.”

John 5:29

Then they will come out of their graves. The people that did good in this life will rise and have life forever. But the people that did evil will rise to be judged guilty.

James 4:14

You don’t know what will happen tomorrow! Your life is like a fog. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away.

2 Peter 2:3

Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against those false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape the One (God) who will destroy them.