Verse 15
All this have I seen{H7200} in my days{H3117} of vanity:{H1892} there is{H3426} a righteous{H6662} man that perisheth{H6} in his righteousness,{H6664} and there is a wicked{H7563} man that prolongeth{H748} [his life] in his evil-doing.{H7451}
Referenced Verses
- Eccl 8:12-14 : 12 Though a sinner{H2398} do{H6213} evil{H7451} a hundred times,{H3967} and prolong{H748} his [days], yet surely I know{H3045} that it shall be well{H2896} with them that fear{H3373} God,{H430} that fear{H3373} before{H6440} him: 13 but it shall not be well{H2896} with the wicked,{H7563} neither shall he prolong{H748} [his] days,{H3117} [which are] as a shadow;{H6738} because he feareth{H3373} not before{H6440} God.{H430} 14 There is{H3426} a vanity{H1892} which is done{H6213} upon the earth,{H776} that there are righteous{H6662} men unto whom it happeneth{H5060} according to the work{H4639} of the wicked;{H7563} again, there are{H3426} wicked{H7563} men to whom it happeneth{H5060} according to the work{H4639} of the righteous:{H6662} I said{H559} that this also{H1571} is vanity.{H1892}
- Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knoweth{H3045} what is good{H2896} for man{H120} in [his] life,{H2416} all{H4557} the days{H3117} of his vain{H1892} life{H2416} which he spendeth{H6213} as a shadow?{H6738} for who can tell{H5046} a man{H120} what shall be after{H310} him under the sun?{H8121}
- Eccl 9:1-2 : 1 For all this I laid{H5414} to my heart,{H3820} even to explore{H952} all this: that the righteous,{H6662} and the wise,{H2450} and their works,{H5652} are in the hand{H3027} of God;{H430} whether it be love{H160} or{H1571} hatred,{H8135} man{H120} knoweth{H3045} it not; all is before{H6440} them. 2 All things come alike to all: there is one{H259} event{H4745} to the righteous{H6662} and to the wicked;{H7563} to the good{H2896} and to the clean{H2889} and to the unclean;{H2931} to him that sacrificeth{H2076} and to him that{H834} sacrificeth{H2076} not; as is the good,{H2896} so is the sinner;{H2398} [and] he that sweareth,{H7650} as he that feareth{H3373} an oath.{H7621}
- Eccl 9:9 : 9 Live{H2416} joyfully{H7200} with the wife{H802} whom thou lovest{H157} all the days{H3117} of thy life{H2416} of vanity,{H1892} which he hath given{H5414} thee under the sun,{H8121} all thy days{H3117} of vanity:{H1892} for that is thy portion{H2506} in life,{H2416} and in thy labor{H5999} wherein thou laborest{H6001} under the sun.{H8121}
- Isa 65:20 : 20 There shall be no more thence an infant{H5764} of days,{H3117} nor an old man{H2205} that hath not filled{H4390} his days;{H3117} for the child{H5288} shall die{H4191} a hundred{H3967} years{H8141} old,{H1121} and the sinner{H2398} being a hundred{H3967} years{H8141} old{H1121} shall be accursed.{H7043}
- Jer 12:1-2 : 1 Righteous{H6662} art thou, O Jehovah,{H3068} when I contend{H7378} with thee; yet would I reason{H1696} the cause{H4941} with thee: wherefore doth the way{H1870} of the wicked{H7563} prosper?{H6743} wherefore are all they at ease{H7951} that deal very{H899} treacherously?{H898} 2 Thou hast planted{H5193} them, yea, they have taken root;{H8327} they grow,{H3212} yea, they bring forth{H6213} fruit:{H6529} thou art near{H7138} in their mouth,{H6310} and far from{H7350} their heart.{H3629}
- Matt 23:34-35 : 34 Therefore,{G5124} behold,{G2400} I{G1473} send{G649} unto{G4314} you{G5209} prophets,{G4396} and{G2532} wise men,{G4680} and{G2532} scribes:{G1122} some of{G1537} them{G846} shall ye kill{G615} and{G2532} crucify;{G4717} and{G2532} some of{G1537} them{G846} shall ye scourge{G3146} in{G1722} your{G5216} synagogues,{G4864} and{G2532} persecute{G1377} from{G575} city{G4172} to{G1519} city:{G4172} 35 that{G3704} upon{G1909} you{G5209} may come{G2064} all{G3956} the righteous{G1342} blood{G129} shed{G1632} on{G1909} the earth,{G1093} from{G575} the blood{G129} of Abel{G6} the righteous{G1342} unto{G2193} the blood{G129} of Zachariah{G2197} son{G5207} of Barachiah,{G914} whom{G3739} ye slew{G5407} between{G3342} the sanctuary{G3485} and{G2532} the altar.{G2379}
- John 16:2 : 2 They shall put{G4160} you{G5209} out of the synagogues:{G656} yea,{G235} the hour{G5610} cometh,{G2064} that{G2443} whosoever{G3956} killeth{G615} you{G5209} shall think{G1380} that he offereth{G4374} service{G2999} unto God.{G2316}
- Acts 7:52 : 52 Which{G5101} of the prophets{G4396} did{G1377} not{G3756} your{G5216} fathers{G3962} persecute?{G1377} and{G2532} they killed{G615} them that{G3588} showed before{G4293} of{G4012} the coming{G1660} of the Righteous One;{G1342} of whom{G3739} ye{G5210} have now{G3568} become{G1096} betrayers{G4273} and{G2532} murderers;{G5406}
- Gen 47:9 : 9 And Jacob{H3290} said{H559} unto Pharaoh,{H6547} The days{H3117} of the years{H8141} of my pilgrimage{H4033} are a hundred{H3967} and thirty{H7970} years:{H8141} few{H4592} and evil{H7451} have been the days{H3117} of the years{H8141} of my life,{H2416} and they have not attained{H5381} unto the days{H3117} of the years{H8141} of the life{H2416} of my fathers{H1} in the days{H3117} of their pilgrimage.{H4033}
- 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 And the king{H4428} said{H559} to Doeg,{H1673} Turn{H5437} thou, and fall{H6293} upon the priests.{H3548} And Doeg{H1673} the Edomite{H130} turned,{H5437} and he fell{H6293} upon the priests,{H3548} and he slew{H4191} on that day{H3117} fourscore{H8084} and five{H2568} persons{H376} that did wear{H5375} a linen{H906} ephod.{H646} 19 And Nob,{H5011} the city{H5892} of the priests,{H3548} smote{H5221} he with the edge{H6310} of the sword,{H2719} both men{H376} and women,{H802} children{H5768} and sucklings,{H3243} and oxen{H7794} and asses{H2543} and sheep,{H7716} with the edge{H6310} of the sword.{H2719}
- 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And the two{H8147} men,{H582} the base{H1100} fellows,{H1121} came{H935} in and sat{H3427} before him: and the base{H1100} fellows{H582} bare witness{H5749} against him, even against Naboth,{H5022} in the presence of the people,{H5971} saying,{H559} Naboth{H5022} did curse{H1288} God{H430} and the king.{H4428} Then they carried him forth{H3318} out{H2351} of the city,{H5892} and stoned{H5619} him to death{H4191} with stones.{H68}
- 2 Chr 24:21-22 : 21 And they conspired{H7194} against him, and stoned{H7275} him with stones{H68} at the commandment{H4687} of the king{H4428} in the court{H2691} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah.{H3068} 22 Thus Joash{H3101} the king{H4428} remembered{H2142} not the kindness{H2617} which Jehoiada{H3077} his father{H1} had done{H6213} to him, but slew{H2026} his son.{H1121} And when he died,{H4194} he said,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} look{H7200} upon it, and require{H1875} it.
- Job 9:22-23 : 22 It is all one;{H259} therefore I say,{H559} He destroyeth{H3615} the perfect{H8535} and the wicked.{H7563} 23 If the scourge{H7752} slay{H4191} suddenly,{H6597} He will mock{H3932} at the trial{H4531} of the innocent.{H5355}
- Job 21:7-9 : 7 Wherefore do the wicked{H7563} live,{H2421} Become old,{H6275} yea, wax mighty{H1396} in power?{H2428} 8 Their seed{H2233} is established{H3559} with them in their sight,{H6440} And their offspring{H6631} before their eyes.{H5869} 9 Their houses{H1004} are safe{H7965} from fear,{H6343} Neither is the rod{H7626} of God{H433} upon them. 10 Their bull{H7794} gendereth,{H5674} and faileth{H1602} not; Their cow{H6510} calveth,{H6403} and casteth not her calf.{H7921} 11 They send forth{H7971} their little ones{H5759} like a flock,{H6629} And their children{H3206} dance.{H7540} 12 They sing{H5375} to the timbrel{H8596} and harp,{H3658} And rejoice{H8055} at the sound{H6963} of the pipe.{H5748} 13 They spend{H3615} their days{H3117} in prosperity,{H2896} And in a moment{H7281} they go down{H2865} to Sheol.{H7585} 14 And they say{H559} unto God,{H410} Depart{H5493} from us; For we desire{H2654} not the knowledge{H1847} of thy ways.{H1870} 15 What is the Almighty,{H7706} that we should serve{H5647} him? And what profit{H3276} should we have, if we pray{H6293} unto him?
- Ps 39:6 : 6 [Surely every man]{H376} [walketh]{H1980} [in a vain show;]{H6754} [Surely they are disquieted]{H1993} [in vain:]{H1892} [He heapeth up]{H6651} [riches], and knoweth{H3045} not who shall gather{H622} them.
- Ps 73:3-9 : 3 For I was envious{H7065} at the arrogant,{H1984} When I saw{H7200} the prosperity{H7965} of the wicked.{H7563} 4 For there are no pangs{H2784} in their death;{H4194} But their strength{H193} is firm.{H1277} 5 They are not in trouble{H5999} as [other] men;{H582} Neither are they plagued{H5060} like{H5973} [other] men.{H120} 6 Therefore pride{H1346} is as a chain{H6059} about their neck; Violence{H2555} covereth{H5848} them as a garment.{H7897} 7 Their eyes{H5869} stand out{H3318} with fatness:{H2459} They have more{H5674} than heart{H3824} could wish.{H4906} 8 They scoff,{H4167} and in wickedness{H7451} utter{H1696} oppression:{H6233} They speak{H1696} loftily.{H4791} 9 They have set{H8371} their mouth{H6310} in the heavens,{H8064} And their tongue{H3956} walketh{H1980} through the earth.{H776} 10 Therefore his people{H5971} return{H7725} hither:{H1988} And waters{H4325} of a full{H4392} [cup] are drained{H4680} by them. 11 And they say,{H559} How doth God{H410} know?{H3045} And is there{H3426} knowledge{H1844} in the Most High?{H5945} 12 Behold, these are the wicked;{H7563} And, being alway{H5769} at ease,{H7961} they increase{H7685} in riches.{H2428} 13 Surely in vain{H7385} have I cleansed{H2135} my heart,{H3824} And washed{H7364} my hands{H3709} in innocency;{H5356}
- Eccl 2:23 : 23 For all his days{H3117} are [but] sorrows,{H4341} and his travail{H6045} is grief;{H3708} yea, even in the night{H3915} his heart{H3820} taketh no rest.{H7901} This also is vanity.{H1892}
- Eccl 3:16 : 16 And moreover I saw{H7200} under the sun,{H8121} in the place{H4725} of justice,{H4941} that wickedness{H7562} was there; and in the place{H4725} of righteousness,{H6664} that wickedness{H7562} was there.
- Eccl 5:16-17 : 16 And this{H2090} also is a grievous{H2470} evil,{H7451} that in all points{H5980} as he came,{H935} so shall he go:{H3212} and what profit{H3504} hath he that he laboreth{H5998} for the wind?{H7307} 17 All his days{H3117} also he eateth{H398} in darkness,{H2822} and he is sore{H7235} vexed,{H3707} and hath sickness{H2483} and wrath.{H7110}