Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever you do, do it with all your strength, for when you go to the grave there's no more working or thinking, no more knowing or being wise.

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In The King James Version

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

In Context

9Enjoy life with the wife that you love—the one God gave you—during all the days of this brief life, all these passing days whose meaning is so hard to understand as you work here on earth.

11I thought about other things that happen here on earth. Races are not always won by the fastest runner. Battles are not always decided by the strongest warrior. Also, the wise do not always have food, intelligent people do not always make money, and those who are clever do not always win favor. Time and chance affect all of them.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 10:7After these signs have happened, do what you need to do, for God is with you.

1 Chronicles 28:20Then David also told Solomon, “Be strong, be brave, and take action! Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you! He will not let you down or leave you. He will make sure all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

2 Chronicles 31:20This is what Hezekiah did throughout the whole of Judah. He did what was good, right, and true before the Lord his God.

Nehemiah 2:12Then I got up during the night and went out with just a few men. I didn't explain to anyone what my God had put in my head to do for Jerusalem. I only took one horse to ride.

Nehemiah 4:6So we rebuilt the wall until it was all connected, reaching half its height, because the people were keen to work.

Nehemiah 4:17who were building the wall. Those carrying materials worked with one hand, holding a weapon in the other.

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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