Ecclesiastes 9:3
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Ecclesiastes 9:3
What Does Ecclesiastes 9:3 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 9:3 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 9, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Sin, and Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 9:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 17:9“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”Genesis 6:5“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Ecclesiastes 8:11“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.”Psalms 4:2“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.”Ecclesiastes 1:17“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 10:5“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”Jeremiah 16:12“And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:”Luke 6:11“And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.”John 12:10“But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;”Genesis 19:9“And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.”Job 15:16“How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?”Psalms 51:5“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”Luke 15:17“And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!”John 13:27“And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.”Romans 1:29“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”Titus 3:3“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”2 Peter 2:16“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”Exodus 14:23“And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.”Numbers 14:40“And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.”
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