Ecclesiastes 9:6

New Living Translation

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

Cross References

Exodus 1:8

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

Proverbs 10:28

The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is our lot in life. And no one can bring us back to see what happens after we die.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

Ecclesiastes 9:1

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.

Isaiah 38:11

I said, “Never again will I see the Lord God while still in the land of the living. Never again will I see my friends or be with those who live in this world.

Matthew 2:20

“Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”