Ecclesiastes 9:5

God's Word

The living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no more reward for the dead when the memory of them has faded.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:14

We are all going to die; we are all like water that is poured on the ground and can’t be gathered up. But doesn’t God forgive a person? He never plans to keep a banished person in exile.

Job 14:21

His sons are honored, and he doesn’t know it. Or they become unimportant, and he doesn’t realize it.

Job 30:23

I know you will lead me to death, to the dwelling place appointed for all living beings.

Psalm 109:15

Let their guilt and sin always remain on record in front of the Lord. Let the Lord remove every memory of him  from the earth,

Psalm 6:5

In death, no one remembers you. In the grave, who praises you?

Psalm 88:13

I cry out to you for help, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer will come into your presence.

Ecclesiastes 1:11

Nothing from the past is remembered. Even in the future, nothing will be remembered by those who come after us.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

Neither the wise person nor the fool will be remembered for long, since both will be forgotten in the days to come. Both the wise person and the fool will die.

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to a funeral than to a banquet because that is where everyone will end up. Everyone who is alive should take this to heart!

Ecclesiastes 8:10

Then I saw wicked people given an ⌞honorable⌟ burial. They used to go in and out of the holy place. They were praised in the city for doing such things. Even this is pointless.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever presents itself for you to do, do it with ⌞all⌟ your might, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or skill in the grave where you’re going.

Ecclesiastes 9:4

But all who are among the living have hope, because a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Isaiah 26:14

The wicked are dead. They are no longer alive. The spirits of the dead won’t rise. You have punished them, destroyed them, and wiped out all memory of them.

Isaiah 63:16

You are our Father. Even though Abraham doesn’t know us and Israel doesn’t pay attention to us, O Lord, you are our Father. Your name is our Defender From Everlasting.

Luke 20:32

Finally, the woman died.

Hebrews 9:27

People die once, and after that they are judged.