Ecclesiastes 9:1
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.”Ecclesiastes 9:1
What Does Ecclesiastes 9:1 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 9:1 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 9, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 9:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 11:6“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.”Psalms 37:5“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”Ezekiel 1:1“Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.”John 9:3“Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”Deuteronomy 33:3“Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.”Job 4:7“Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?”Job 9:22“This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.”Ecclesiastes 8:14“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”1 Chronicles 10:6“So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.”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 7:15“All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.”Jeremiah 43:6“Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.”Genesis 43:1“And the famine was sore in the land.”Judges 20:21“And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.”1 Samuel 31:6“So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.”2 Samuel 11:25“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.”2 Kings 23:29“In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.”2 Chronicles 35:24“His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.”Job 21:10“Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.”Job 27:12“Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?”
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