Ecclesiastes 9:6

Their 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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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

5For 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.

7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a cheerful heart; for long since hath God been pleased with thy works.

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Cross References

Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, In the son of man, in whom is no help!

Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall come to nothing.

Ecclesiastes 6:12For who knoweth what is good for man in life, in all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Matthew 2:20saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the child's life 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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