Ecclesiastes 1:9

American Standard Version (1901)

That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 3:15 : 15 That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.
  • Jer 31:22 : 22 How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.
  • Rev 21:1 : 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
  • Rev 21:5 : 5 And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.
  • 2 Pet 2:1 : 1 But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
  • Eccl 6:10 : 10 Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.
  • Eccl 7:10 : 10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
  • Isa 43:19 : 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
  • Eccl 2:12 : 12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 1:10-11
    2 verses
    92%

    10Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

    11There is no remembrance of the former [generations] ; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.

  • Eccl 3:14-16
    3 verses
    84%

    14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.

    15That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.

    16And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

  • Eccl 1:7-8
    2 verses
    81%

    7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

    8All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter [it] : the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

  • Eccl 1:13-15
    3 verses
    81%

    13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

    14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

    15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

  • Eccl 4:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in his stead.

    16There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Eccl 2:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

    12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago.

  • Eccl 1:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

    2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

    3What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?

    4One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.

    5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.

  • Eccl 6:9-12
    4 verses
    77%

    9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

    10Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

    11Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

    12For who knoweth what is good for man in [his] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 8:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes), [

    17then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

  • Eccl 3:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    10I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

    11He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

    12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

  • Eccl 12:8
    75%

    8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

  • Eccl 4:3
    75%

    3yea, better than them both [did I esteem] him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

  • Eccl 3:1
    75%

    1For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

  • Eccl 9:1
    75%

    1For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.

  • Eccl 4:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

    8There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, [saith he], do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

  • Eccl 9:3
    75%

    3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.

  • Eccl 6:1
    74%

    1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

  • Eccl 3:22
    74%

    22Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

  • Eccl 8:9
    74%

    9All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.

  • Eccl 9:6
    74%

    6As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.

  • Eccl 9:13
    74%

    13I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:

  • Eccl 9:10
    74%

    10Whatsoever 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.

  • Eccl 3:19
    74%

    19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

  • Eccl 2:17-20
    4 verses
    73%

    17So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

    18And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

    19And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

    20Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

  • Eccl 2:22
    73%

    22For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?

  • Eccl 8:14
    73%

    14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

  • Eccl 2:24
    72%

    24There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

  • Eccl 5:16
    72%

    16And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that he laboreth for the wind?