Ecclesiastes 3:21

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Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down to the earth?

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  • Eccl 12:7 : 7 And the dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
  • Luke 16:22-23 : 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
  • John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am, you may be also.
  • Acts 1:25 : 25 To take up the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 3:18-20
    3 verses
    82%

    18I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man, that God is testing them to show them that they are like animals.

    19For the fate of humans and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath, and humans have no advantage over animals, for everything is meaningless.

    20All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

  • Eccl 3:22
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    22So I saw that there is nothing better than for a person to rejoice in their work, for that is their lot. Who can bring them to see what will happen after them?

  • Eccl 6:10-12
    3 verses
    79%

    10Whatever exists has already been given its name, and it is known what mankind is; no one can contend with someone who is stronger.

    11The more words, the more meaningless—and what advantage does that bring to anyone?

    12For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

  • Eccl 12:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7And the dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

    8'Utter futility,' says the Teacher. 'Everything is futile!'

  • Eccl 2:19-22
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    74%

    19And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.

    20So I turned my heart to despair over all the hard work with which I had labored under the sun.

    21For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

    22What does a person gain from all their labor and from the striving of their heart under the sun?

  • Eccl 3:10-12
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    74%

    10I have seen the burden that God has laid on the human race.

    11He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in the human heart, yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

    12I know that there is nothing better for people than to rejoice and to do good while they live.

  • Eccl 8:7
    73%

    7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

  • Eccl 1:3
    73%

    3What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

  • Job 34:14-15
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    73%

    14If He were to set His heart to it and gather to Himself His spirit and breath,

    15all flesh would perish together, and mankind would return to dust.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.

  • Job 14:10
    73%

    10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and where is he?

  • Eccl 9:3
    73%

    3This is the distressing thing about everything that happens under the sun: the same fate befalls all. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil, and madness resides in their hearts during their lives; and after that, they join the dead.

  • 1 Cor 2:11
    72%

    11For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person that is within him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

  • Job 20:4
    71%

    4Do you not know this from ancient times, since man was placed on the earth,

  • Eccl 3:14
    71%

    14I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it nor taken from it. God does this so that people will fear Him.

  • Job 32:8
    71%

    8But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives understanding.

  • Eccl 5:16
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    16Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.

  • Eccl 11:5
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    5Just as you do not know the path of the wind or how bones are formed in a pregnant woman's womb, so you cannot understand the workings of God who makes everything.

  • Eccl 6:6
    70%

    6Even if someone lives a thousand years twice over but does not enjoy their prosperity, do not all go to the same place?

  • Eccl 1:5
    70%

    5The sun rises, and the sun sets, and it hurries back to where it rises.

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them.

  • Job 7:17
    70%

    17What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention,

  • Eccl 9:10
    70%

    10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

  • Eccl 2:24-26
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    70%

    24There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and find enjoyment in their work. This too, I realized, is from the hand of God.

    25For who can eat or who can enjoy life apart from Him?

    26To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Eccl 4:16
    70%

    16There is no end to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Eccl 2:11
    70%

    11Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

  • Ps 144:3
    70%

    3Lord, what is man that You care for him, or a son of man that You think of him?

  • Isa 2:22
    70%

    22Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

  • Ps 49:12
    69%

    12Their inward thought is that their houses will last forever, and their dwelling places for all generations; they call their lands by their own names.

  • Job 28:13
    69%

    13Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

  • Eccl 4:3
    69%

    3But better than both is the one who has not yet been born, who has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.

  • Prov 20:24
    69%

    24A person's steps are directed by the Lord; how then can anyone understand their own way?

  • Prov 20:27
    69%

    27The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord, searching their inmost being.

  • Job 35:11
    69%

    11Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky.

  • Eccl 8:14
    69%

    14There is a futility that takes place on the earth: righteous people receive what the wicked deserve, and wicked people receive what the righteous deserve. I said, 'This too is vanity.'

  • Eccl 6:8
    69%

    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Eccl 1:13
    69%

    13I set my heart to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a burdensome task God has given to the human race to occupy themselves with!