Psalms 104:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Man goeth foorth to his worke: and to do his seruice vntyll the euening.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 3:19 : 19 In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne.
  • Judg 19:16 : 16 And behold, there came an olde man from his worke, out of the fielde at eue, which was also of mount Ephraim, and dwelt as a straunger in Gibea: But the men of the place, were the children of Iemini.
  • Eccl 5:12 : 12 A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 Let hym that stole, steale no more: but let hym rather labour, workyng with his handes the thyng whiche is good, that he may geue vnto hym that needeth.
  • 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 Neither toke we breade of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and sweat nyght and daye, because we woulde not be chargeable to any of you. 9 Not but that we had auctoritie, but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. 10 For when we were with you, this we warned you of: that yf any woulde not worke, the same shoulde not eate. 11 For we haue heard that there are some which walke among you inordinately, workyng not at all, but be busy bodies. 12 Them that are such, we commaunde and exhort by our Lorde Iesus Christ, that they workyng in quietnesse, eate their owne breade.

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  • Ps 104:22
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    22When the sunne ariseth, they recoyle backe: and lay them downe to rest in their dennes.

  • Ps 104:24
    75%

    24O God howe manyfolde are thy workes? thou hast made them al in wisdome, the earth is ful of thy ryches.

  • Eccl 1:5
    74%

    5The sunne aryseth, the sunne goeth downe, and returneth to his place, that he may there ryse vp agayne.

  • Eccl 2:20-24
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    74%

    20So I turned me to refrayne my mynde from all such trauayle as I toke vnder the sunne,

    21Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

    22For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne?

    23But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.

    24Is it not better then for a man to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? yea I sawe that this also was a gift of God.

  • Ps 104:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19He hath made the moone for certayne seasons: and the sunne knoweth his goyng downe.

    20Thou makest darknes and it is night: wherein all the beastes of the forrest do go abrode.

  • Eccl 1:3
    71%

    3For what els hath a man of all the labour that he taketh vnder the sunne?

  • Eccl 3:9-11
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    9What hath a man els that doth any thyng, but weerinesse and labour?

    10For as touchyng the trauayle and carefulnesse which God hath geuen vnto men, I see that he hath geuen it them to be exercised in it.

    11All this hath he ordeyned marueilous goodly, to euery thyng his due tyme: He hath planted ignoraunce also in the heartes of men, that they shoulde not comprehende the ground of his workes which he doth from the begynnyng to the ende.

  • Ps 144:4
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    4Man is lyke a thyng of naught: his dayes be lyke a shadowe that passeth away.

  • Eccl 5:15-18
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    70%

    15Lyke as he came naked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thyther agayne, and caryeth nothyng away with him of all his labour.

    16This is a miserable plague, that he shall go euen as he came away: What helpeth it him then that he hath laboured in the wynde?

    17All the dayes of his lyfe also he dyd eate in the darke, with great carefulnesse, sicknesse, and sorowe.

    18Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thyng, a man to eate and drynke, and to be refresshed of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his lyfe which God geueth him: for this is his portion.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • Eccl 8:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde, and that of suche a fashion, that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night.

    17I vnderstoode of all the workes of God, but it is not possible for a man to attayne vnto the workes that are done vnder the sunne: and though he bestowe his labour to seeke them out, yet can he not reach vnto them: yea though a wyse man would vndertake to know them, yet shall he not finde them.

  • Eccl 4:4
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    4Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and diligence of labour that euery man taketh in hande, was done of enuie agaynst his neighbour: This is also a vayne thyng, and a vexation of mynde.

  • Ps 127:2
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    2Is it is a vayne thing for you that ye make haste to ryse vp early, that ye make delayes to take rest, eatyng the bread of sorowes: euen so he geueth sleepe to his welbeloued.

  • Eccl 3:20-22
    3 verses
    69%

    20They go all vnto one place: for as they be all of dust, so shall they all turne vnto dust agayne.

    21Who knoweth the spirite of man that goeth vpwarde, & the breath of the beast that goeth downe to the earth?

    22Wherfore I perceaue that there is nothyng better for a man then to be ioyfull in his labour, for that is his portion: But who wyll bryng hym to see the thyng that shall come after hym?

  • Prov 24:27
    69%

    27Make redie thy worke that is without, and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde: and then buylde thyne house.

  • Job 37:8
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    8The beastes creepe into their dennes, and remaine in their places.

  • Eccl 9:10
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    10Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with al thy power: for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is neither worke, counsayle, knowledge, nor wysdome.

  • Gen 3:19
    69%

    19In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne.

  • Job 7:1
    69%

    1Is ther not an appoynted time to man vpon earth? Are not his dayes also like the dayes of an hired seruaunt?

  • Ps 103:15
    69%

    15The dayes of man are as the dayes of an hearbe: he florisheth as a flowre in the fielde.

  • Job 33:29
    69%

    29Lo all these worketh God alway with man:

  • Eccl 11:6
    69%

    6Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede, whether it be in the morning or in the euening: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.

  • Job 14:6
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    6Go from him, that he may rest vntill his day come which he loketh for, lyke as an hireling doth.

  • Prov 20:24
    68%

    24The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

  • Ps 104:27
    68%

    27These wayte all vpon thee: that thou mayest geue them meate in due season.

  • Job 15:23
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    23He wandreth abrode for bread where it is, knowing that the day of darkenesse is redie at his hande.

  • Eccl 3:13
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    13For all that a man eateth & drynketh, yea whatsoeuer a man enioyeth of all his labour: that same is a gyft of God.

  • Ps 90:6
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    6In the mornyng it florisheth and groweth vp: in the euenyng it is cut downe and wythered.

  • Eccl 2:11
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    11But when I considered all the workes that my handes had wrought, and all the labour that I had taken therin: lo all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde, and nothing of any value vnder the sunne.

  • Job 14:12
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    12So man after he is asleepe ryseth not, he shall not wake tyll the heauens be no more, nor rise out of his sleepe.

  • Job 34:15
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    15All fleshe shall come to naught at once, and all men shall turne againe vnto dust.

  • Job 24:5
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    5Beholde, as wilde asses in the desert go they foorth to their worke, & ryse betimes to spoyle: Yea the very wildernesse ministreth foode for them & their children.

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    2For thou shalt eate the labours of thine handes: thou shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee.

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    9Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do.

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    4I must worke the workes of him that sent me, whyle it is daye. The nyght commeth when no man can worke.

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    2He commeth vp, and is cut downe like a floure: He fleeth as it were a shadow, and neuer continueth in one state.

  • Gen 3:23
    67%

    23Therefore the Lorde God sent hym foorth fro the garden of Eden, to worke the grounde whence he was taken.