Ecclesiastes 9
Treated in 30 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, put all your strength into it, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work and no planning, no knowledge and no wisdom. 18
- 9:3 This is the wrong in everything that is done under the sun: the same fate comes to all. The hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that, they go to the dead. 3
- 9:4 But whoever is joined with all the living has hope, since a living dog is better off than a dead lion. 3
- 9:1 So I took all this to heart and examined it all: the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hand. Whether it will be love or hate, no one knows; everything lies ahead of them. 2
- 9:5 For the living know that death will come, but the dead know nothing. They have no more reward, for even the memory of them is forgotten. 2
- 9:8 Let your clothes always be white, and do not let your head lack oil. 2
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Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Eccl. 9:1
…ever in their mouths: “No man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them,” (Eccl. 9:1). For without insisting that the passage is erroneously rendered in the common…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 13 — Two Things to Be Observed in Gratuitous Justification cites Eccles. 9:1
…we to say as to his willingness? Who knows whether he is deserving of love or hatred? (Eccles. 9:1). ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?’ (1 Cor. 2:16). Here it…
- Selected Sermons of George Whitefield ·
The Care of the Soul Urged as the One Thing Needful cites Eccl. 9:3
…have the justest reason to say with Solomon, “the folly and madness is in men's hearts,” Eccl. 9:3. Is it the one thing needful? Look on the conduct of the generality of mankind, and you…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Original Sin cites Eccl 9:3
…boils as the sea with passion and revenge. ‘Madness is in their heart while they live.’ Eccl 9:3. The heart is, Officina diaboli, ‘the devil’s shop or workhouse,’ where all mischief is…
- Old Paths ·
The Heart cites Eccles. ix. 3
…continually.” (Gen. vi. 5.) It says that “the heart of the sons of men is full of evil. “(Eccles. ix. 3.) It says that “From within, out of the heart of man, “as out of a fountain, “proceed…
- Evening by Evening ·
September cites Ecclesiastes 9:4
…Hold and will not let him go.” September 30 “A living dog is better than a dead lion.” (Ecclesiastes 9:4) Life is a precious thing, and in its humblest form it is superior to death. This truth…
- Holiness ·
Assurance cites Eccles. ix. 4
…or realize the gulf between life and death? “A living dog is better than a dead lion.” (Eccles. ix. 4.) And yet life may be weak, sickly, unhealthy, painful, trying, anxious, weary…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 25 — Of the Last Resurrection cites Eccl. 9:4
…the commonly received opinion when he says “A living dog is better than a dead lion,” (Eccl. 9:4). And again, “Who knoweth the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Eccles. 9:5
…whom the Lord, in withdrawing them from our society, has left us no means of intercourse (Eccles. 9:5, 6), and to whom, so far as we can conjecture, he has left no means of intercourse with…
- Old Paths ·
Alive or Dead? cites Eccl. ix. 5
…but they feel nothing of what we do. “The dead,” says the wise man, “know not anything.” (Eccl. ix. 5.) And this is just the case with dead souls. See, too, what reason ministers have to be…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Fourth Stage cites Eccles. 9:8
…and said, “Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head want no ointment.” Eccles. 9:8. Let Mercy live and not die, and let not her works be few. Deut. 33:6. And to the boys he…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 3 ·
Day 11 — Clean Clothes cites Ecclesiastes 9:8
“Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.” — Ecclesiastes 9:8 (BSB) Here’s a verse you might not expect to find in the Bible! Solomon was talking about…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 3 ·
Day 21 — With All Your Might cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
“Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might…” — Ecclesiastes 9:10 (BSB) Here’s something a lot of people don’t realize: work is good. It was God’s idea…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…and Tolkien began to unsettle his unbelief. Scriptures to revisit Colossians 3:23; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Proverbs 13:20. Reflection 1. For whom do you do your work? 2. Which of your friends…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…wasted, and a willingness to correct her own most famous story. Scriptures to revisit Ecclesiastes 9:10; Matthew 6:34; Ephesians 4:25. Reflection 1. What is the next thing in front of you? 2.…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites Eccles. ix. 10
…on the earth. Col. iii. 2. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. Eccles. ix. 10. If we are to live separate from the world, how, since men only do well what they do with…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix a: Lessons from the Life of Amy Carmichael cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…took the work God gave her. “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might” (Ecclesiastes 9:10, ASV). 17. Wait for God’s Time She prayed for six years about the boys before the first…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…man’s sympathy, and also a habit of judging others by work done. Scriptures to revisit Ecclesiastes 9:10; Colossians 3:23. Reflection 1. How do you regard work you did not choose? 2. Where might…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Do the Next Thing cites ECCLESIASTES 9:10
…is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. ECCLESIASTES 9:10 If Elisabeth Elliot had a motto, it was four words long. She did not invent it. She found…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
The Next Thing cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” — Ecclesiastes 9:10, KJV An Old Poem Among the things Elisabeth Elliot quoted most often, in her books, her…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
Holy Work in Ordinary Places cites ECCLESIASTES 9:10
…serve others and to shape him. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. ECCLESIASTES 9:10 Honest cautions Luther’s teaching on vocation has a shadow side. He tended to see a…
- The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer ·
The Sacrament of Living cites ECCLESIASTES 9:10
…judged by the Word of God. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. ECCLESIASTES 9:10 Second, the ordinary life that Tozer invites us to offer to God includes, most ordinary…
- The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter ·
Redeeming the Time cites ECCLESIASTES 9:10
…is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. ECCLESIASTES 9:10 An honest qualification Here Baxter needs correcting, and it would be dishonest not to…
- The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards ·
The Resolutions cites ECCLESIASTES 9:10
…made them possible too. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. ECCLESIASTES 9:10 What is instructive here is how unremarkable the components are. Early rising. Long…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of Pandita Ramabai cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…that others would act is easy. “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might” (Ecclesiastes 9:10, ASV). 11. Love the Wanderer She was ready to leave the runaway girl at the Herna river…
- David Livingstone (For Teens) ·
Six in the Morning cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.” — Ecclesiastes 9:10 (ASV) David Livingstone was born on 19 March 1813 at Blantyre Works, a cotton-mill…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
The Piecer cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.” — Ecclesiastes 9:10, ASV Six in the Morning Till Eight at Night In 1823, at the age of ten, David Livingstone…
- Morning by Morning ·
November cites Ecclesiastes 9:10
…have me to do?” November 26 “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,” refers to works that are possible. There are many…
- The Life of Trust ·
Plenty and Want cites Eccles. ix. 10
…our faith he had for a season withheld supplies; for there was given this evening, with Eccles. ix. 10, five pounds. There came in also nine shillings for articles which had been put into the…
- Holiness ·
Growth cites Eccles. ix. 10
…means of grace. Whatever we do about public means, let us always do it “with our might.” (Eccles. ix. 10.) This is the way to grow! (c) Another thing essential to growth in grace is watchfulness…