Ecclesiastes 9:10

Modern English Version

Whatever your hands find to do, do with your strength; for there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “For I will go down into the grave mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now dedicate your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Rise up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord along with the holy vessels of God into the house which is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and take action. Do not be afraid nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work of the service of the house of the Lord.

Nehemiah 2:12

Then I arose in the night, I and a few men who were with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me, except the one on which I rode.

Nehemiah 4:2

He spoke before his relatives and the army of Samaria and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they fortifying themselves? Will they make sacrifices? Can they complete this in a day? Can they revive the burned-up stones out of the rubbish heaps?”

Nehemiah 4:6

So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was solidified up to half its height. The people had a passion for the work.

Job 10:21

before I go and do not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,

Job 10:22

a land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as thick darkness.”

Job 21:13

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to Sheol.

Psalm 6:5

For in death there is no remembrance of You; in Sheol who will give You thanks?

Proverbs 3:28

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come again; tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full, they empty rain on the land; and if a tree falls to the north or south, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands rest; for you do not know which activity will find success, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Isaiah 38:10

I said: In the middle of my days, I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.

Jeremiah 29:13

You shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search for Me with all your heart.

Numbers 13:30

Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and possess it, for we are able to overcome it.”

Matthew 20:7

“They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.

John 5:4

For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water. After the stirring of the water, whoever stepped in first was healed of whatever disease he had.

John 9:4

I must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.

Romans 12:11

do not be lazy in diligence, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord,

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I am. And His grace toward me was not in vain. I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

1 Corinthians 16:10

Now if Timothy comes, see that he may remain with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

1 Corinthians 9:24

Do you not know that all those who run in a race run, but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain it.

1 Corinthians 9:26

So, therefore, I run, not with uncertainty. So I fight, not as one who beats the air.

Ephesians 5:16

making the most of the time because the days are evil.

Colossians 3:23

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

1 Samuel 10:7

And it will be when these signs come to you, do for yourself what the occasion requires, for God is with you.