Ecclesiastes 9:6

Their love, hate, and envy—it's all gone. They have no further part in anything that happens here on earth.

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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

5The living are conscious of the fact that they're going to die, but the dead have no consciousness of anything. They don't receive any further benefit; they're forgotten.

7So go ahead and eat your food, and enjoy it. Drink your wine with a happy heart. That's what God intends that you should do.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:8Then a new king came to power who didn't know anything about Joseph.

Psalms 146:3Don't put your confidence in human leaders—they can't save you.

Proverbs 10:28Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Ecclesiastes 6:12Who knows what's best for us and our lives? During our short lives that pass like shadows we have many unanswered questions. And who can tell us what will happen when we're gone?

Matthew 2:20“Get up! Take the child and his mother, and return to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the 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 →

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