Ecclesiastes 9:5
The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
4For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:14For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.
Job 14:21His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.
Psalms 6:5\6:4\Come back, O Lord, make my soul free; O give me salvation because of your mercy.
Psalms 88:13\88:12\May there be knowledge of your wonders in the dark? or of your righteousness where memory is dead?
Ecclesiastes 1:11There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
Ecclesiastes 7:2It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.
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 →