Ecclesiastes 9:10

Easy To Read Version

Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

All of Jacob’s sons and daughters tried to comfort him. But Jacob was never comforted. Jacob said, “I will be sorry for my son until the day I die.” [227] So Jacob continued to be sad for his son Joseph.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now give your heart and soul to the Lord your God, and do the things he says. Build the holy place of the Lord God. Build the temple {\cf2\super [243]} for the Lord’s name. Then bring the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [244]} and all the other holy things into the temple.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and brave and finish this work. Don’t be afraid, because the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will help you until all the work is finished. He will not leave you. You will build the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [311]}

Nehemiah 4:2

Sanballat talked with his friends and the army at Samaria. He said, “What are these weak Jews doing? Do they think we will leave them alone? Do they think they will offer sacrifices? {\cf2\super [13]} Maybe they think they can finish building in only one day. They can’t bring stones back to life from these piles of trash and dirt. These are just piles of ashes and dirt!”

Nehemiah 4:6

We built the wall of Jerusalem. We built the wall all the way around the city. But it was only half as tall as it should be. We did this much because the people worked with all their heart.

Job 10:21

before I go to the place\par that no person comes back from,\par the place of darkness and death.\par

Job 10:22

\{Let me enjoy the little time I have left\}\par before I go to the place no one can see\par that place of darkness, shadows,\par and confusion.\par In that place even the light is dark.’”\par

Job 21:13

Evil people enjoy success\par during their lives.\par Then they die\par and go to their grave without suffering.\par

Psalm 6:5

Dead people in their graves\par don’t remember you.\par People in the place of death\par don’t praise you.\par \{So heal me!\}\par

Proverbs 3:28

If your neighbor asks you for something and you have it, then give it to him right then! Don’t tell him, “Come back tomorrow and get it.”

Ecclesiastes 11:3

\{There are some things you can be sure of.\} If clouds are full of rain, then they will pour water on the earth. If a tree falls—to the south or to the north—then it will stay where it falls.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

So begin planting early in the morning, and don’t stop working until evening. Why? Because you don’t know which things will make you rich. Maybe everything you do will be successful.

Isaiah 38:10

I told myself I would live to be old.\par But then it was my time to go through\par the gates of Sheol. {\cf2\super [365]} \par Now I will spend all of my time there.\par

Jeremiah 29:13

You people will search for me. And when you search for me with all your heart, you will find me.

Numbers 13:30

Caleb told the people near Moses to be quiet. Then Caleb said, “We should go up and take that land for ourselves. We can easily take that land.”

Matthew 20:7

“The people said, ‘No person gave us a job.’

Matthew 6:33

The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing the good things God wants you to do. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One (God) who sent me wants me to do. My food is to finish the work that he gave me to do.

John 5:4

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John 9:4

While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the One that sent me. The night is coming. And no person can work at night.

Romans 12:11

Don’t be lazy when you need to be working for the Lord. Be spiritually excited about serving him.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But, because of God’s grace (gift), that is what I am. And his grace that he gave me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But I was not really the one working. It was God’s grace that was with me.)

1 Corinthians 16:10

Timothy might come to you. Try to make him feel comfortable with you. He is working for the Lord the same as I am.

1 Corinthians 9:24

You know that in a race all the runners run. But only one runner gets the prize. So run like that. Run to win!

1 Corinthians 9:26

So I run like a person that has a goal. I fight like a boxer that is hitting something—not just the air.

Ephesians 5:16

I mean that you should use every chance you have for doing good, because these are evil times.

1 Samuel 10:7

After that happens, you can do whatever you choose to do. Why? Because God will be with you.