Ecclesiastes 9:1

New Century Version

I thought about all this and tried to understand it. I saw that God controls good people and wise people and what they do, but no one knows if they will experience love or hate.

Cross References

Job 12:10

The life of every creature and the breath of all people are in God’s hand.

Job 27:12

You have all seen this yourselves. So why are we having all this talk that means nothing?

Job 5:8

“But if I were you, I would call on God and bring my problem before him.

Psalm 10:14

Lord, surely you see these cruel and evil things; look at them and do something. People in trouble look to you for help. You are the one who helps the orphans.

Psalm 119:109

My life is always in danger, but I haven’t forgotten your teachings.

Psalm 31:5

I give you my life. Save me, Lord, God of truth.

Psalm 73:3

because I was jealous of proud people. I saw wicked people doing well.

Proverbs 16:3

Depend on the Lord in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

So I decided to find out about wisdom and knowledge and also about foolish thinking, but this turned out to be like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

A fool talks too much. No one knows the future, and no one can tell what will happen after death.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my useless life I have seen both of these: I have seen good people die in spite of their goodness and evil people live a long time in spite of their evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I studied and tried very hard to find wisdom, to find some meaning for everything. I learned that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a fool.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

Sometimes something useless happens on earth. Bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people. I say that this is also useless.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

I tried to understand all that happens on earth. I saw how busy people are, working day and night and hardly ever sleeping.

Ecclesiastes 8:7

They do not know what the future holds, and no one can tell them what will happen.

Ecclesiastes 9:6

After people are dead, they can no longer love or hate or envy. They will never again share in what happens here on earth.

Isaiah 26:12

Lord, all our success is because of what you have done, so give us peace.

Jeremiah 43:6

They led away the men, women, and children, and the king’s daughters. Nebuzaradan commander of the guard had put Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan in charge of those people. Johanan also took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.

Deuteronomy 33:3

The Lord surely loves his people and takes care of all those who belong to him. They bow down at his feet, and they are taught by him.

2 Timothy 1:12

I am suffering now because I tell the Good News, but I am not ashamed, because I know Jesus, the One in whom I have believed. And I am sure he is able to protect what he has trusted me with until that day.

1 Peter 1:5

God’s power protects you through your faith until salvation is shown to you at the end of time.

1 Samuel 2:9

He protects those who are loyal to him, but evil people will be silenced in darkness. Power is not the key to success.