Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. ”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. ”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the liuing knowe that they shall dye, but the dead knowe nothing at all: neither haue they any more a rewarde: for their remembrance is forgotten.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
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.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:5 Mean?
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