Ecclesiastes 2:16

New Living Translation

For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:33

Then the king sang this funeral song for Abner: “Should Abner have died as fools die?

Psalm 103:16

The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here.

Psalm 49:10

Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.

Psalm 88:12

Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?

Exodus 1:6

In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation.

Exodus 1:8

Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done.

Proverbs 14:8

The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.

Ecclesiastes 1:11

We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”

Ecclesiastes 6:8

So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?

Ecclesiastes 7:2

Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. After all, everyone dies— so the living should take this to heart.

Ecclesiastes 8:10

I have seen wicked people buried with honor. Yet they were the very ones who frequented the Temple and are now praised in the same city where they committed their crimes! This, too, is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.

Malachi 3:16

Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,