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Ecclesiastes 3 cross-references
Ecclesiastes 3 has 22 verses, which point to 334 other passages and are cited by 145. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Points to (10)
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 — I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every… 66 votes
- Matthew 16:3 — And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can… 55 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:5–6 — Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and… 48 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:14 — In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over… 40 votes
- 2 Kings 5:26 — And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee?… 27 votes
- Proverbs 15:23 — A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! 24 votes
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- John 7:6 — Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. 46 votes
- Psalms 31:15 — My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 14 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:6 — Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. 12 votes
- John 2:4 — Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 11 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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- Hebrews 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 13 votes
- Job 14:5 — Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that… 11 votes
- Matthew 15:13 — But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 8 votes
- Jeremiah 18:7–10 — At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down,… 7 votes
- Galatians 4:4 — But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 6 votes
- John 16:21 — A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the… 6 votes
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- Jeremiah 31:28 — And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 18:9 — And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 26:10 — David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:3
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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- Hosea 6:1–2 — Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will… 20 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:6 — The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 17 votes
- Jeremiah 45:4 — Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and… 16 votes
- Jeremiah 31:28 — And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to… 14 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:39 — See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal:… 11 votes
- Isaiah 44:26 — That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to… 8 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Points to (18)
- Romans 12:15 — Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 12 votes
- Psalms 30:5 — For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in… 12 votes
- James 4:9 — Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 11 votes
- John 16:20–22 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be… 10 votes
- Psalms 126:5–6 — They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 10 votes
- Psalms 126:1–2 — [A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 10 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Psalms 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 18 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:14 — In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over… 11 votes
- Proverbs 25:20 — As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to… 6 votes
- 1 Corinthians 7:30 — And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:5
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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- 2 Kings 3:25 — And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and… 9 votes
- Joshua 10:27 — And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down… 5 votes
- Joshua 4:3–9 — And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests'… 4 votes
- Joel 2:16 — Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 18:17–18 — And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon… 1 votes
- 1 Samuel 21:4–5 — And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed… 1 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Genesis 31:46 — And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:6
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Points to (20)
- Philippians 3:7–8 — But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 11 votes
- Luke 9:24–25 — For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall… 10 votes
- Mark 8:35–37 — For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 9 votes
- Matthew 16:25–26 — For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 7 votes
- Hebrews 10:34–35 — For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves… 5 votes
- Mark 10:28–30 — Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:7
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Points to (29)
- Micah 7:5 — Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth… 12 votes
- Amos 5:13 — Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. 12 votes
- Lamentations 3:28 — He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him. 8 votes
- Esther 4:13–14 — Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house,… 8 votes
- Acts 4:20 — For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 7 votes
- Proverbs 31:8–9 — Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 7 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- John 8:6 — This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger… 6 votes
- Amos 5:13 — Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. 4 votes
- 2 Kings 2:5 — And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the… 2 votes
- Luke 9:36 — And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any… 1 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:8
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Points to (15)
- Ephesians 5:25 — Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 15 votes
- Ephesians 5:28–29 — So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 14 votes
- Luke 14:26 — If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and… 11 votes
- 1 Kings 5:4 — But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil… 9 votes
- Psalms 139:21 — Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 8 votes
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 — And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help… 8 votes
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- 2 Samuel 11:1 — And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
Points to (6)
- Ecclesiastes 1:3 — What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:16 — And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that… 5 votes
- Proverbs 14:23 — In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. 5 votes
- Matthew 16:26 — For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:22–23 — For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:11 — Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and,… 3 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Ecclesiastes 1:3 — What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 11 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:22 — For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:10
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
Points to (5)
- Ecclesiastes 1:13–14 — And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this… 5 votes
- Genesis 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 — For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth… 3 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 — Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we… 2 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9 — For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Ecclesiastes 1:13 — And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this… 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:9 — All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time… 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Points to (14)
- Romans 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and… 45 votes
- Romans 1:19–20 — Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 45 votes
- Job 11:7 — Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 35 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:17 — Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because… 34 votes
- Job 5:9 — Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 28 votes
- Mark 7:36 — And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear,… 27 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Romans 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and… 12 votes
- Job 9:10 — Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. 12 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:17 — Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because… 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that… 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Points to (10)
- Psalms 37:3 — Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that… 6 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:18 — That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 5 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15–16 — See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves,… 4 votes
- Philippians 4:4–9 — Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 3 votes
- Acts 20:35 — I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words… 3 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 14 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 — Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of… 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 9 votes
- Galatians 6:10 — As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household… 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:13
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
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- Isaiah 65:21–23 — And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 8 votes
- Psalms 128:2 — For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:18–20 — Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:30–31 — Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not… 1 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 — Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take… 18 votes
- Nehemiah 8:10 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 17 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:9 — Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee… 6 votes
- Psalms 34:12 — What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:14
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Points to (26)
- James 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is… 19 votes
- Psalms 33:11 — The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 15 votes
- Romans 11:36 — For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. 12 votes
- Acts 5:39 — But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. 11 votes
- Titus 1:2 — In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 7 votes
- Proverbs 30:6 — Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 7 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Matthew 6:27 — Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 24 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither… 18 votes
- Job 42:2 — I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 14 votes
- Job 23:13 — But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 12 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:15
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
Points to (2)
- Ecclesiastes 1:9–10 — The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and… 16 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:10 — That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that… 13 votes
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- Ecclesiastes 1:9 — The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and… 19 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:10 — That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
Points to (13)
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province,… 5 votes
- Acts 23:3 — Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law,… 4 votes
- Psalms 94:21–22 — They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. 4 votes
- Psalms 82:2–5 — How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 4 votes
- Psalms 58:1–2 — [To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.] Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do… 4 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such… 13 votes
- Isaiah 59:14 — And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and… 6 votes
- Psalms 94:20 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province,… 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:17
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.
Points to (31)
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 — For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his… 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 — For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be… 6 votes
- Matthew 16:27 — For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 5 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6–10 — Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 4 votes
- Romans 2:5–10 — But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and… 4 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 66 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the… 23 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither… 20 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 — For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be… 16 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:18
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.
Points to (16)
- Psalms 73:22 — So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. before Heb. with 10 votes
- Psalms 49:12 — Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. 9 votes
- 2 Peter 2:12 — But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they… 5 votes
- Hebrews 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 5 votes
- Genesis 3:17–19 — And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of… 5 votes
- 1 Peter 1:24 — For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the… 4 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 73:22 — So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. before Heb. with 9 votes
- Psalms 49:12 — Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. 9 votes
- Psalms 49:20 — Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. 3 votes
- Job 11:12 — For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:19
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.
Points to (11)
- Psalms 49:12 — Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. 8 votes
- Psalms 49:20 — Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. 5 votes
- Job 14:10–12 — But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:20–23 — Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:14 — The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one… 3 votes
- Psalms 89:47–48 — Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Job 14:12 — So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of… 6 votes
- 2 Samuel 14:14 — For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 — He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is… 4 votes
- Psalms 89:48 — What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave?… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:20
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Points to (16)
- Genesis 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou… 9 votes
- Job 34:15 — All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:6 — Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:21 — Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 21 votes
- Hebrews 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 17 votes
- Genesis 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and… 14 votes
- Genesis 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou… 7 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:21
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Points to (7)
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 — Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 9 votes
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 — For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house… 4 votes
- John 14:3 — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am,… 4 votes
- Philippians 1:23 — For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 3 votes
- Luke 16:22–23 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man… 3 votes
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Ecclesiastes 8:8 — There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:20 — All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 3 votes
- Psalms 49:19 — He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:22
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Points to (21)
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:11–12 — He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:14 — A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:7 — For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 — For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a… 5 votes
- Philippians 4:4–5 — Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 4 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 17 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 — Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of… 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:14 — In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over… 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 — For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a… 7 votes