Ecclesiastes 3:19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
King James Version
In Context
20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Cross References
Job 14:10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Psalms 49:12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 92:6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:17-22
Immutability of God's Counsel; The Extent of Mortality. 16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befalleth the… Read the whole commentary →