Ecclesiastes 9:1

Easy To Read Version

I thought about all these things very carefully. I saw that God controls what happens to the good and wise people and the things they do. People don’t know if they will be loved or hated. And people don’t know what will happen in the future.

Cross References

Job 12:10

Every animal that lives,\par and every person that breathes,\par is under God’s power.\par

Job 27:12

You have seen God’s power\par with your own eyes.\par So why do you say such useless things?\par

Job 5:8

“But Job, if I were you,\par I would turn to God\par and tell him about my problems.\par

Psalm 10:14

\{Lord,\} surely you see the cruel and evil things\par that bad people do.\par Look at those things,\par and do something!\par People with many troubles\par come to you for help.\par Lord, you are the One who helps orphans. {\cf2\super [56]} \par \{So help them!\}\par

Psalm 119:109

My life is always in danger.\par But I have not forgotten your teachings.\par

Psalm 31:5

Lord, you are the God we can trust.\par I put my life {\cf2\super [189]} in your hands.\par Save me!\par

Psalm 73:3

I saw that wicked people were successful\par I became jealous of those proud people.\par

Proverbs 16:3

Always turn to the Lord for help in everything you do, and you will be successful.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish things. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [7]}

Ecclesiastes 10:14

A foolish person is always talking \{about what he will do\}. But no one knows what will happen in the future. No one can tell 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 7:25

I studied and I tried very hard to find true wisdom. I tried to find a reason for everything. \{What did I learn?\} I learned that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a foolish person.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

There is something else that happens on earth that does not seem fair. Bad things should happen to bad people and good things should happen to good people. But sometimes bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. That is not fair.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

I carefully studied the things people do in this life. I saw how busy people are. They work day and night, and they almost never sleep.

Ecclesiastes 8:7

and he isn’t sure what will happen. Why? Because no one can tell him what will happen in the future.

Ecclesiastes 9:6

After a person is dead, his love, hate, and jealousy are all gone. And dead people will never again share in the things that happen on earth.

Isaiah 26:12

Lord, you have succeeded in doing\par all the things that we tried to do.\par So give us peace.\par

Jeremiah 43:6

Now, Johanan and all the army officers took all the men, women, and children and led them to Egypt. Among those people were the king’s daughters. (Nebuzaradan had put Gedaliah in charge of those people. Nebuzaradan was the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards.) Johanan also took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Yes, the Lord loves his people. All his holy people are in his hand. They sit at his feet and learn his teachings!

2 Timothy 1:12

And I suffer now because I tell that Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know the One (Jesus) that I have believed. I am sure that he is able to protect the things that he has trusted me with until that Day. {\cf2\super [8]}

1 Peter 1:5

God’s power protects you through your faith, and it keeps you safe until your salvation comes. That salvation is ready to be given to you at the end of time.

1 Samuel 2:9

The Lord protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But bad people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power will not help them win.