Ecclesiastes 9:10

New American Bible - revised edition

Anything you can turn your hand to, do with what power you have; for there will be no work, no planning, no knowledge, no wisdom in Sheol where you are going. The Time of Misfortune Is Not Known.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

Though his sons and daughters tried to console him, he refused all consolation, saying, “No, I will go down mourning to my son in Sheol.” Thus did his father weep for him.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Therefore, devote your hearts and souls to seeking the Lord your God. Proceed to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and God’s sacred vessels may be brought into the house built for the name of the Lord.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and steadfast, and go to work; do not fear or be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or abandon you before you have completed all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

Nehemiah 2:12

I set out by night with only a few other men and with no other animals but my own mount (for I had not told anyone what my God had inspired me to do for Jerusalem).

Nehemiah 4:2

They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to throw us into confusion.

Nehemiah 4:6

When the Jews who lived near them had come to us from one place after another, and had told us ten times over that they were about to attack us,

Job 10:21

Before I go whence I shall not return, to the land of darkness and of gloom,

Job 10:22

The dark, disordered land where darkness is the only light.

Job 21:13

They live out their days in prosperity, and tranquilly go down to Sheol.

Psalm 6:5

Turn back, Lord, rescue my soul; save me because of your mercy.

Proverbs 3:28

Say not to your neighbor, “Go, come back tomorrow, and I will give it to you,” when all the while you have it.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

When the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, wherever it falls, there shall it lie.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand be idle: For you do not know which of the two will be successful, or whether both alike will turn out well. Poem on Youth and Old Age.

Isaiah 38:10

In the noontime of life I said, I must depart! To the gates of Sheol I have been consigned for the rest of my years.

Jeremiah 29:13

When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart,

Numbers 13:30

Caleb, however, quieted the people before Moses and said, “We ought to go up and seize the land, for we can certainly prevail over it.”

Matthew 20:7

They answered, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard.’

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work.

John 5:4

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John 9:4

We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.

Romans 12:11

Do not grow slack in zeal, 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 to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the grace of God [that is] with me.

1 Corinthians 16:10

If Timothy comes, see that he is without fear in your company, for he is doing the work of the Lord just as I am.

1 Corinthians 9:24

Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win.

1 Corinthians 9:26

Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing.

Ephesians 5:16

making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil.

Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others,

1 Samuel 10:7

When these signs have come to pass, do whatever lies to hand, because God is with you.