Ecclesiastes 9:6

Also their loue, and their hatred, and their enuie is now perished, and they haue no more portion for euer, in all that is done vnder the sunne.

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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 liuing knowe that they shall dye, but the dead knowe nothing at all: neither haue they any more a rewarde: for their remembrance is forgotten.

7Goe, eate thy bread with ioy, and drinke thy wine with a cheerefull heart: for God nowe accepteth thy workes.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:8Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sonne of man, for there is none helpe in him.

Proverbs 10:28The patient abiding of the righteous shall be gladnesse: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

Matthew 2:20Saying, Arise, and take the babe and his mother, and goe into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the babes life.

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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