Ecclesiastes 3:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

Who knoweth whether the spirit of man ascend vpward, and the spirit of the beast descend downeward to the earth?

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 12:7 : 7 And dust returne to the earth as it was, and the spirit returne to God that gaue it.
  • Luke 16:22-23 : 22 And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome.
  • John 14:3 : 3 And if I go to prepare a place for you, I wil come againe, and receiue you vnto my selfe, that where I am, there may ye be also.
  • Acts 1:25 : 25 That he may take the roume of this ministration and Apostleship, from which Iudas hath gone astray, to goe to his owne place.
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we knowe that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be destroyed, we haue a building giuen of God, that is, an house not made with handes, but eternall in the heauens.
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 Neuerthelesse, we are bolde, and loue rather to remoue out of the body, and to dwell with the Lord.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 For I am distressed betweene both, desiring to be loosed and to be with Christ, which is best of all.

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  • Eccl 3:18-20
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    82%

    18I considered in mine heart the state of the children of men that God had purged them: yet to see to, they are in themselues as beastes.

    19For the condition of the children of men, and the condition of beasts are euen as one condition vnto them. As the one dyeth, so dyeth the other: for they haue all one breath, and there is no excellency of man aboue ye beast: for all is vanitie.

    20All goe to one place, & all was of the dust, and all shall returne to the dust.

  • Eccl 3:22
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    22Therefore I see that there is nothing better then that a man shoulde reioyce in his affaires, because that is his portion. For who shal bring him to see what shalbe after him?

  • Eccl 6:10-12
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    10What is that that hath bene? the name thereof is nowe named: and it is knowen that it is man: and he cannot striue with him that is stronger then he.

    11(7:1) Svrely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?

    12(7:2) For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?

  • Eccl 12:7-8
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    7And dust returne to the earth as it was, and the spirit returne to God that gaue it.

    8Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.

  • Eccl 2:19-22
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    74%

    19And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.

    20Therefore I went about to make mine heart abhorre all the labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne.

    21For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.

    22For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?

  • Eccl 3:10-12
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    10I haue seene the trauaile that God hath giuen to ye sonnes of men to humble them thereby.

    11He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also he hath set the worlde in their heart, yet can not man finde out the worke that God hath wrought fro the beginning euen to the end.

    12I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7For he knoweth not that which shalbe: for who can tell him when it shalbe?

  • Eccl 1:3
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    3What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?

  • Job 34:14-15
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    14If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,

    15All flesh shal perish together, and man shal returne vnto dust.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17Then I behelde the whole worke of God, that man cannot finde out ye worke that is wrought vnder the sunne: for the which man laboureth to seeke it, and cannot finde it: yea, and though the wise man thinke to knowe it, he cannot finde it.

  • Job 14:10
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    10But man is sicke, and dyeth, and man perisheth, and where is he?

  • Eccl 9:3
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    3This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead.

  • 1 Cor 2:11
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    11For what man knoweth the things of a man, saue the spirite of a man, which is in him? Euen so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

  • Job 20:4
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    4Knowest thou not this of olde? and since God placed man vpon the earth,

  • Eccl 3:14
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    14I knowe that whatsoeuer God shall doe, it shalbe for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it can none diminish: for God hath done it, that they should feare before him.

  • Job 32:8
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    8Surely there is a spirite in man, but the inspiration of the Almightie giueth vnderstanding.

  • Eccl 5:16
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    16(5:15) And this also is an euill sickenes that in all pointes as he came, so shall he goe, and what profit hath he that he hath traueiled for the winde?

  • Eccl 11:5
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    5As thou knowest not which is ye way of the spirit, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the worke of God that worketh all.

  • Eccl 6:6
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    6And if he had liued a thousand yeeres twise tolde, and had seene no good, shall not all goe to one place?

  • Eccl 1:5
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    5The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1I haue surely giuen mine heart to all this, and to declare all this, that the iust, and the wise, and their workes are in the hand of God: and no man knoweth eyther loue or hatred of all that is before them.

  • Job 7:17
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    17What is man, that thou doest magnifie him, and that thou settest thine heart vpon him?

  • Eccl 9:10
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    10All that thine hand shall finde to doe, doe it with all thy power: for there is neither worke nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue whither thou goest.

  • Eccl 2:24-26
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    70%

    24There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.

    25For who could eate, and who could haste to outward things more then I?

    26Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.

  • Eccl 4:16
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    16There is none ende of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.

  • Eccl 2:11
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    11Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.

  • Ps 144:3
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    3Lorde, what is man that thou regardest him! or the sonne of man that thou thinkest vpon him!

  • Isa 2:22
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    22Cease you from the man whose breath is in his nostrels: for wherein is he to be esteemed?

  • Ps 49:12
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    12But man shall not continue in honour: he is like the beastes that die.

  • Job 28:13
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    13Man knoweth not the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the liuing.

  • Eccl 4:3
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    3And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

  • Prov 20:27
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    27The light of the Lorde is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.

  • Job 35:11
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    11Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.

  • Eccl 8:14
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    14There is a vanitie, which is done vpon the earth, that there be righteous men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the wicked: and there be wicked men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the iust: I thought also that this is vanitie.

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8For what hath the wise man more then the foole? what hath the poore that knoweth how to walke before the liuing?

  • Eccl 1:13
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    13And I haue giuen mine heart to search and finde out wisdome by all things that are done vnder the heauen: (this sore trauaile hath GOD giuen to the sonnes of men, to humble them thereby)