Ecclesiastes 9:10

New King James Version

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

Nehemiah 2:12

Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode.

Nehemiah 4:2

And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?”

Nehemiah 4:6

So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

Job 10:21

Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, To the land of darkness and the shadow of death,

Job 10:22

A land as dark as darkness itself, As the shadow of death, without any order, Where even the light is like darkness.’ ”

Job 21:13

They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave.

Psalm 6:5

For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks?

Proverbs 3:28

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full of rain, They empty themselves upon the earth; And if a tree falls to the south or the north, In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.

Isaiah 38:10

I said, “In the prime of my life I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the remainder of my years.”

Jeremiah 29:13

And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Numbers 13:30

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

Matthew 20:7

They said to him, ‘Because no one 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 added 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; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.

John 9:4

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

Romans 12:11

not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving 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; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

1 Corinthians 16:10

And if Timothy comes, see that he may be 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 those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

1 Corinthians 9:26

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

Ephesians 5:16

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Colossians 3:23

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

1 Samuel 10:7

And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you.