Ecclesiastes 8:13

New International Reader's Version

Sinful people don’t respect God. So things won’t go well with them. Like a shadow, they won’t be around very long.

Cross References

Job 14:2

They grow like flowers, and then they dry up. They are like shadows that quickly disappear.

Job 18:5

“The lamps of sinful people are blown out. Their flames will never burn again.

Job 20:5

Those who are evil are happy for only a short time. The joy of ungodly people lasts only for a moment.

Job 21:30

They’ll tell you that sinful people are spared from the day of trouble. They’ll say that those people are saved from the day when God will judge.

Psalm 11:5

The Lord watches over those who do what is right. But he really hates sinful people and those who love to hurt others.

Psalm 144:4

Their lives don’t last any longer than a breath. Their days are like a shadow that quickly disappears.

Psalm 37:1

Don’t be upset because of sinful people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.

Psalm 39:5

You have given me only a few days to live. My whole life doesn’t seem like anything to you. No one lasts any longer than a breath. This is true even for those who feel secure.

Psalm 55:23

God, you will bring sinners down to the grave. Murderers and liars won’t live out even half of their lives. But I trust in you.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that everything God does will last forever. Nothing can be added to it. And nothing can be taken from it. God does that so people will have respect for him.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

Dreaming too much and talking too much are meaningless. So have respect for God.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what’s good for a person? They live for only a few meaningless days. They pass through life like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen on earth after they are gone?

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my meaningless life here’s what I’ve seen. I’ve seen godly people dying even though they are godly. And I’ve seen sinful people living a long time even though they are sinful.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It’s good to hold on to both of those things. Don’t let go of either one. Whoever has respect for God will avoid going too far in either direction.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one can stop the wind from blowing. And no one has the power to decide when they will die. No one is let out of the army in times of war. And evil won’t let go of those who practice it.

Isaiah 3:11

But how terrible it will be for those who do what is evil! Trouble is about to fall on them. They will be paid back for the evil things they’ve done.

Isaiah 30:13

Those sins are like cracks in a high wall. They get bigger and bigger. Suddenly the wall breaks apart. Then it quickly falls down.

Isaiah 57:21

“There is no peace for those who are evil,” says my God.

Isaiah 65:20

“Babies in Jerusalem will no longer live only a few days. Old people will not fail to live for a very long time. Those who live to the age of 100 will be thought of as mere children when they die. Those who die before they are 100 will be considered as having been under God’s curse.

Jeremiah 44:10

To this day the people of Judah have not made themselves humble in my sight. They have not shown any respect for me. They have not obeyed my law. They have not followed the rules I gave you and your people of long ago.”

Malachi 3:18

Then once again you will see the difference between godly people and sinful people. And you will see the difference between those who serve me and those who do not.

John 5:29

They will all come out of their graves. People who have done what is good will rise and live again. People who have done what is evil will rise and be found guilty.

James 4:14

You don’t even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist that appears for a little while. Then it disappears.

2 Peter 2:3

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.