Ecclesiastes 3:19

For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

20All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

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Cross References

Job 14:10But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

Psalms 49:12But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

Psalms 49:20A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

Psalms 92:6A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:

Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness—and yet I perceived that one event happens 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 →

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