Ecclesiastes 9:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 9:10 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
- 1 Samuel 10:7When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
- 1 Chronicles 22:19Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
- Ezra 6:14So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
- Nehemiah 2:12I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
- Nehemiah 4:2before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
- Nehemiah 4:6So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
- Nehemiah 4:9So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
- Nehemiah 4:17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
- Nehemiah 13:8And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.
- Job 10:21before I go—never to return— to a land of darkness and gloom,
- Job 10:22to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
- Job 14:7For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
- Psalms 6:5For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Psalms 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
- Psalms 88:10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
- Proverbs 3:28Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
- Ecclesiastes 9:5For 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 11:3If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Isaiah 38:18For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
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