"For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the m…" — Ecclesiastes 9:5

Ecclesiastes 9:5 · KJV

“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.”

— Ecclesiastes 9:5

Verse 4

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Verse 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.

Ecclesiastes 9 — Context

This {is} an evil among all {things} that are done under the sun, that {there is} one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness {is} in their heart while they live, and after that {they go} to the dead.

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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.

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.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Cross References

Isaiah 26:14

{They are} dead, they shall not live; {they are} deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Ecclesiastes 1:11

{There is} no remembrance of former {things}; neither shall there be {any} remembrance of {things} that are to come with {those} that shall come after.

Psalms 6:5

For in death {there is} no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Psalms 88:10-12

Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise {and} praise thee? Selah.

Job 14:21

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth {it} not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth {it} not of them.

Hebrews 9:27

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Psalms 109:15

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

For {there is} no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now {is} in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise {man}? as the fool.