Ecclesiastes 9:6
Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy is already perished; neither have they any more for ever a portion in all that is done under the sun.
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Exodus 1:8And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
Psalms 146:3Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Ecclesiastes 6:12For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?
Matthew 2:20Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.
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 →