Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“This is an evil among all things that are 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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This is an evil in all that is 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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“This 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. ”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“This <FI>is<Fi> an evil among all that hath been done under the sun, that one event <FI>is<Fi> to all, and also the heart of the sons of man is full of evil, and madness <FI>is<Fi> in their heart during their life, and after it--unto the dead.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“This is an evil among all that is done under the sun, that one thing befalleth all: yea, also the heart of the children of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, [they have to go] to the dead. ”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“This 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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
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 man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
3 This is an evil among all things that are 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.
4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:3 Mean?
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