Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not any thing, and there is no more to them any advantage, for their memory is forgotten.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4For who is there that is excepted? With all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

6Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they a portion any more for ever in any thing which taketh place under the sun.

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Cross References

Job 14:21His sons come to honor, but he knoweth it not; Or they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not.

Psalms 6:5For in death no praise is given to thee; In the underworld who can give thee thanks?

Psalms 88:13To thee do I cry, O LORD! In the morning doth my cry come before thee.

Ecclesiastes 1:11There is no remembrance of former things, and of things that are to come there shall be no remembrance to those who live afterwards.

Ecclesiastes 7:2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to heart.

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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