Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 9

57 catchwords571 parallels

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Ecclesiastes 9 . 1 , Like things happen to good and bad; Ecclesiastes 9 . 4 , There is a necessity of death unto men; Ecclesiastes 9 . 7 , Comfort is all their portion in this life; Ecclesiastes 9 . 11 , God’s providence rules over all; Ecclesiastes 9 . 13 , Wisdom is better than strength.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

Ecclesiastes 9:1 · BSB

considered in my heart5 parallels

Heb. gave , or set to my heart

that the19 parallels

no man4 parallels

Reciprocal19 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:2

It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

Ecclesiastes 9:2 · BSB

alike4 parallels

as is3 parallels

feareth11 parallels

Reciprocal22 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:3 · BSB

also11 parallels

and madness7 parallels

after3 parallels

Reciprocal19 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:4

There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 · BSB

the whole verse5 parallels

Job 14 . 7-12

Reciprocal3 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 · BSB

the living3 parallels

the dead5 parallels

for the5 parallels

Reciprocal10 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:6

Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:6 · BSB

their love7 parallels

have they2 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

Ecclesiastes 9:7 · BSB

Go3 parallels

eat15 parallels

for5 parallels

Reciprocal28 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

Ecclesiastes 9:8 · BSB

thy garments10 parallels

let thy head6 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:9 · BSB

with the wife5 parallels

all the days of the life3 parallels

for5 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Live joyfully Heb. See , or Enjoy life

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 · BSB

thy hand29 parallels

for10 parallels

Reciprocal63 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 · BSB

returned4 parallels

that the race13 parallels

but14 parallels

Reciprocal24 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 · BSB

man5 parallels

as the fishes4 parallels

the sons12 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:13

I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

Ecclesiastes 9:13 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:14

There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

Ecclesiastes 9:14 · BSB

There was3 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:15

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:15 · BSB

yet3 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:16

And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

Ecclesiastes 9:16 · BSB

Wisdom4 parallels

the poor7 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 · BSB

the whole verse7 parallels

Genesis 41 . 33-40

Reciprocal2 parallels

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Ecclesiastes 9:18 · BSB

better1 parallel

sinner19 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web4 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Echoes Acts 2:42-47 → Ecclesiastes 9:7
Chiasms
Shaped Ecclesiastes 1:2–12:8, Ecclesiastes 8:15–9:12, Ecclesiastes 9:13–18
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