Ecclesiastes 2:16
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Ecclesiastes 2:16
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:16 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:16 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 2:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 9:5“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.”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 73:4“For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.”Ecclesiastes 8:10“And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.”Exodus 1:8“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.”Psalms 88:12“Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?”Malachi 3:16“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”Hebrews 9:27“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”Exodus 1:6“And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.”2 Samuel 3:33“And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?”Psalms 49:10“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.”Psalms 103:16“For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.”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 event happeneth to them all.”Ecclesiastes 2:15“Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.”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.”Ecclesiastes 6:8“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”Ecclesiastes 9:15“Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”Isaiah 14:10“All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?”
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