Ecclesiastes 9:3

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

This thing is the worst among all things, that be done under the sun, that the same thing befall to all men; wherefore and the hearts of the sons of men be filled with malice and with despising in their life; and after these things, they shall be led down into hells [or to hell].

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

Soothly God saw that much malice of men was in [the] earth, and that all the thought of their heart was attentive, either given, to evil in all time,

Genesis 8:21

And the Lord savoured the odour of sweetness, and said to him, I shall no more curse the earth for men, for the wit and thought of man’s heart be ready, either prone, into evil from young waxing age; therefore I shall no more smite each living soul, as I did;

Job 15:16

How much more is a man abominable and unprofitable, that drinketh wickedness as water?

Job 21:26

Nevertheless they shall sleep together in dust, and worms shall cover them.

Job 9:22

One thing is, which I spake, he shall waste by death also the innocent and [the] wicked man.

Psalm 51:5

For lo! I was conceived in wicked-nesses; and my mother conceived me in sins.

Psalm 64:7

and God shall be enhanced. The arrows of little men, that is, of envious men, be made the wounds of them;

Proverbs 14:32

A wicked man is put out for his malice; but a just [or rightwise] man hopeth in his death.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I gave mine heart, that I should know prudence and doctrine, and errors and folly. And I knew that in these things also was travail and torment of spirit;

Ecclesiastes 12:7

and dust turn again into his earth, whereof it was, and the spirit turn again to God, that gave it.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The eyes of a wise man be in his head, a fool goeth in darknesses; and I learned, that one perishing was of ever either.

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of a feast; for in that house of mourning the end of all men is warned of, and a man living thinketh, what is to coming [or to come].

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I compassed all things with my soul, to know, and to behold, and seek wisdom, and reason, and to know the wickedness of a fool, and the error of unprudent men.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Forsooth for the sentence is not brought forth soon against evil men, the sons of men do evils without any dread.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I turned me to another thing, and I saw under [the] sun, that running [or course] is not of swift men, neither battle is of strong men, neither bread is of wise men, neither riches be of teachers, nor grace is of craftsmen; but time and hap is in all things.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

But all things be kept uncertain into the time to coming [or to come]; for all things befall evenly to a just [or rightwise] man and to a wicked man, to a good man and to an evil man, to a clean man and to an unclean man, to a man offering offerings and sacrifices, and to a man despising sacrifices; as a good man, so and a sinner; as a forsworn man, so and he that greatly sweareth truth.

Ecclesiastes 9:4

No man there is, that liveth ever, and that hath trust of this thing; better is a quick dog than a dead lion.

Jeremiah 16:12

But also ye wrought worse than your fathers; for lo! each man goeth after the shrewdness of his evil heart, that he hear not me.

Jeremiah 17:10

I am the Lord seeking the heart, and proving the reins, either kidneys, and I give to each man after his way, and after the fruit of his findings.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart of man is shrewd, and unsearchable; who shall know it?

Luke 15:17

And he turned again to himself, and said, How many hired men in my father’s house have plenty of loaves; and I perish here through hunger.

Luke 6:11

And they were full-filled [or filled] with unwisdom, and spake together, what they should do of Jesus.

Acts 12:23

And anon an angel of the Lord smote him, for he had not given honour to God; and he was wasted of worms, and died.

Acts 26:11

And by all synagogues oft I punished them, and constrained to blaspheme; and more I waxed mad against them, and pursued [till] into alien cities.

Acts 26:24

When he spake these things, and yielded reason, Festus said with great voice, Paul, thou maddest [or thou waxest mad]; many letters turn thee to madness.

Titus 3:3

For we were sometime unwise, unbelieveful, erring, and serving to desires, and to diverse lusts, doing in malice and envy, worthy to be hated, hating each other.

2 Peter 2:16

But he had reproving [or correction] of his madness; a dumb beast under yoke, that spake with voice of man, that forbade the unwisdom of the prophet.