Ecclesiastes 9:6

As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, has perished long ago, nor have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.

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In The King James Version

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

In Context

5For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know not anything, nor have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted thy works.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in rulers, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous [is] gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Ecclesiastes 6:12For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Matthew 2:20After rising, take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those seeking the child's life have died.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 9:5-11

The Consequences of Death; The Proper Enjoyment of Life. 4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. 7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink… Read the whole commentary →

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