Ecclesiastes 9:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.”
King James Version · Public Domain“All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The whole <FI>is<Fi> as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as <FI>is<Fi> the good, so <FI> is<Fi> the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 9:2 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
- Genesis 24:8And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
- Joshua 2:17The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
- 1 Samuel 14:26And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
- Job 9:22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
- Job 21:7Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
- Job 21:26But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
- Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 6:6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
- Ecclesiastes 7:2It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
- Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
- Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
- Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
- Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
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