Ecclesiastes 12:5

Good News Translation

You will be afraid of high places, and walking will be dangerous. Your hair will turn white; you will hardly be able to drag yourself along, and all desire will be gone. We are going to our final resting place, and then there will be mourning in the streets.

Cross References

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob said, “My son cannot go with you; his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. Something might happen to him on the way. I am an old man, and the sorrow you would cause me would kill me.”

Genesis 44:29

If you take this one from me now and something happens to him, the sorrow you would cause me would kill me, as old as I am.’

Job 15:10

We learned our wisdom from gray-haired people— those born before your father.

Job 17:13

My only hope is the world of the dead, where I will lie down to sleep in the dark.

Job 30:23

I know you are taking me off to my death, to the fate in store for everyone.

Psalm 71:18

Now that I am old and my hair is gray, do not abandon me, O God! Be with me while I proclaim your power and might to all generations to come.

Proverbs 16:31

Long life is the reward of the righteous; gray hair is a glorious crown.

Proverbs 20:29

We admire the strength of youth and respect the gray hair of age.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead—and that is where you are going.

Isaiah 46:4

I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you.

Jeremiah 1:11

The Lord asked me, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I answered, “A branch of an almond tree.”

Jeremiah 9:16

I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have heard about, and I will send armies against them until I have completely destroyed them.”

Leviticus 19:32

“Show respect for old people and honor them. Reverently obey me; I am the Lord.

Hebrews 9:27

Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God.