Ecclesiastes 8:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Evil people don’t respect God, so they will not get good things or live long lives. Their lives will not be like the shadows that become longer and longer as the sun goes down.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what is best for people during their short life on earth? Their life passes like a shadow. No one can tell them what will happen later.

Isaiah 3:11

But it will be very bad for wicked people, because they, too, will get what they deserve. They will get what they did to others.

Job 14:2

Our life is like a flower that grows quickly and then dies away. Our life is like a shadow that is here for a short time and then is gone.

Malachi 3:18

You people will come back to me, and you will learn the difference between good and evil. You will learn the difference between someone who follows God and someone who does not.

Isaiah 57:21

My God says, “There is no peace for evil people.”

2 Peter 2:3

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

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.

John 5:29

Then they will come out of their graves. Those who did good in this life will rise and have eternal life. But those who did evil will rise to be judged guilty.

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.

Psalm 144:4

Our life is like a puff of air. It is like a passing shadow.

Psalm 55:23

But, God, you will send those liars and murderers to the grave. They will die before their life is half finished! As for me, I will put my trust in you.

Psalm 39:5

You gave me only a short life. Compared to you, my whole life is nothing. The life of every human is like a cloud that quickly disappears. Selah

Psalm 11:5

The Lord examines those who are good and those who are wicked; he hates those who enjoy hurting others.

Job 21:30

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

Job 18:5

“Yes, the light of those who are evil will go out. Their fire will stop burning.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I learned that anything God does will continue forever. People cannot add anything to the work of God, and they cannot take anything away from it. God did this so that people would respect him.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

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

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good people die young, and I have seen evil people live long lives.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Try to be a little of this and a little of that. Even God’s followers will do some good things and some bad things.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one has the power to keep their spirit from leaving or to stop their death. During war, no soldier has the freedom to go wherever he wants. In the same way evil does not allow anyone who does wrong to go free.

Isaiah 65:20

In that city there will never be a baby who lives only a few days, and every older person will live for a long, long time. A person who lives 100 years will be called young. And whoever doesn’t live that long will be considered cursed.

Psalm 37:1

Don’t get upset about evil people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.

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 they have not followed my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.’