Ecclesiastes 9:1

New Living Translation

This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor.

Cross References

Job 12:10

For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being.

Job 27:12

But you have seen all this, yet you say all these useless things to me.

Job 5:8

“If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him.

Psalm 10:14

But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.

Psalm 119:109

My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop obeying your instructions.

Psalm 31:5

I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God.

Psalm 73:3

For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

Proverbs 16:3

Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

they chatter on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; no one can predict the future.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless!

Ecclesiastes 8:16

In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.

Ecclesiastes 8:7

Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen?

Ecclesiastes 9:6

Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.

Isaiah 26:12

Lord, you will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from you.

Jeremiah 43:6

In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king’s daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. The prophet Jeremiah and Baruch were also included.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.

2 Timothy 1:12

That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

1 Peter 1:5

And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

1 Samuel 2:9

“He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.