Ecclesiastes 3:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?

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  • Eccl 12:7 : 7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
  • Luke 16:22-23 : 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
  • John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
  • Acts 1:25 : 25 To take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we know that if our earthly body, this tabernacle, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a 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%

    18 I said in my heart concerning the condition of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are like beasts.

    19 For that which befalls the sons of men also befalls beasts; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other; yes, they all have one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity.

    20 All go to one place; all are of dust, and all turn to dust again.

  • Eccl 3:22
    80%

    22 Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?

  • Eccl 6:10-12
    3 verses
    79%

    10 That which has been is already named, and it is known that it is man: nor can he contend with one mightier than he.

    11 Since there are many things that increase vanity, what advantage does man have?

    12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 12:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

    8 Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.

  • Eccl 2:19-22
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    74%

    19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I have labored and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

    20 Therefore I turned my heart to despair over all the labor which I had done under the sun.

    21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet he must leave his inheritance to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

    22 For what has man from all his labor, and of the striving of his heart with which he has labored under the sun?

  • Eccl 3:10-12
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    74%

    10 I have seen the task which God has given to the sons of men to be occupied with.

    11 He has made everything beautiful in its time: also he has set eternity in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end.

    12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives.

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7 For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?

  • Eccl 1:3
    73%

    3 What profit does a man have from all his labor which he does under the sun?

  • Job 34:14-15
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    73%

    14 If He sets His heart upon man, if He gathers to Himself His spirit and His breath,

    15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return again to dust.

  • Eccl 8:17
    73%

    17 Then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. Even though a man labors to seek it out, he shall not find it; moreover, though a wise man thinks to know it, he shall not be able to find it.

  • Job 14:10
    73%

    10 But man dies and wastes away; yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

  • Eccl 9:3
    73%

    3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes, 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.

  • 1 Cor 2:11
    72%

    11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

  • Job 20:4
    71%

    4 Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth,

  • Eccl 3:14
    71%

    14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever: nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.

  • Job 32:8
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    8 But there is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding.

  • Eccl 5:16
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    16 And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go; and what profit has he who has labored for the wind?

  • Eccl 11:5
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    5 As you do not know the way of the spirit, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of God who makes everything.

  • Eccl 6:6
    70%

    6 Yes, even if he lives a thousand years twice over, yet has seen no good: do not all go to one place?

  • Eccl 1:5
    70%

    5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it arose.

  • Eccl 9:1
    70%

    1 For all this I considered in my heart, even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God. No one knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.

  • Job 7:17
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    17 What is man, that you should magnify him, and that you should set your heart upon him?

  • Eccl 9:10
    70%

    10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.

  • Eccl 2:24-26
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    70%

    24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labor. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.

    25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

    26 For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Eccl 4:16
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    16 There is no end of all the people, even of all who have been before them; they also that come after will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Eccl 2:11
    70%

    11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

  • Ps 144:3
    70%

    3 LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that you make account of him!

  • Isa 2:22
    70%

    22 Cease from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for how much is he to be accounted of?

  • Ps 49:12
    69%

    12 Nevertheless, man being in honor abides not: he is like the beasts that perish.

  • Job 28:13
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    13 Man does not know its value; nor is it found in the land of the living.

  • Eccl 4:3
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    3 Yes, better is he than both, who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

  • Prov 20:24
    69%

    24 A man's steps are of the LORD; how then can a man understand his own way?

  • Prov 20:27
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    27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inner depths of the heart.

  • Job 35:11
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    11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?

  • Eccl 8:14
    69%

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

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8 For what has the wise more than the fool? what does the poor have, who knows to walk before the living?

  • Eccl 1:13
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    13 And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this difficult task God has given to the children of man to be engaged with.