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Ecclesiastes 9 – King James Version (KJV)

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Men Are in the Hand of God

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Ecc 9:1 - For^H3588 all^H3605 this^H2088 I considered^H5414 in^H413 my heart^H3820 even to declare^H952 all^H3605 this,^H2088 that^H834 the righteous,^H6662 and the wise,^H2450 and their works,^H5652 are in the hand^H3027 of God:^H430 no^H369 man^H120 knoweth^H3045 either^H1571 love^H160 or^H1571 hatred^H8135 by all^H3605 that is before them.^H6440

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Ecc 9:2 - All^H3605 things come alike^H834 to all:^H3605 there is one^H259 event^H4745 to the righteous,^H6662 and to the wicked;^H7563 to the good^H2896 and to the clean,^H2889 and to the unclean;^H2931 to him that sacrificeth,^H2076 and to^H834 him that^H369^➔ sacrificeth^H2076 not:^➔^H369 as is the good,^H2896 so is the sinner;^H2398 and he that sweareth,^H7650 as he that^H834 feareth^H3372 an oath.^H7621

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Ecc 9:3 - This^H2088 is an evil^H7451 among all^H3605 things that^H834 are done^H6213 under^H8478 the sun,^H8121 that^H3588 there is one^H259 event^H4745 unto all:^H3605 yea, also^H1571 the heart^H3820 of the sons^H1121 of men^H120 is full^H4390 of evil,^H7451 and madness^H1947 is in their heart^H3824 while they live,^H2416 and after^H310 that^H413 they go to the dead.^H4191

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:4

Ecc 9:4 - For^H3588 to him^H4310 that^H834 is joined^H2266 to^H413 all^H3605 the living^H2416 there is^H3426 hope:^H986 for^H3588 a^H3611^➔ living^H2416 dog^➔^H3611 is better^H2896 than^H4480 a^H738^➔ dead^H4191 lion.^➔^H738

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Ecc 9:5 - For^H3588 the living^H2416 know^H3045 that they shall die:^H4191 but the dead^H4191 know^H3045 not^H369 any thing,^H3972 neither^H369 have they any more^H5750 a reward;^H7939 for^H3588 the memory of them^H2143 is forgotten.^H7911

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Ecc 9:6 - Also^H1571 their love,^H160 and^H1571 their hatred,^H8135 and^H1571 their envy,^H7068 is^H6^➔ now^H3528 perished;^➔^H6 neither^H369 have they any more^H5750 a portion^H2506 for ever^H5769 in any^H3605 thing that^H834 is done^H6213 under^H8478 the sun.^H8121

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Ecc 9:7 - Go thy way,^H3212 eat^H398 thy bread^H3899 with joy,^H8057 and drink^H8354 thy wine^H3196 with a^H3820^➔ merry^H2896 heart;^➔^H3820 for^H3588 God^H430 now^H3528 accepteth^H7521 thy works.^H4639

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:8

Ecc 9:8 - Let^H1961^➔ thy garments^H899 be^➔^H1961 always^H3605^H6256 white;^H3836 and^H8081^➔ let^H2637^➔ thy head^H7218 lack^➔^H2637 no^H408 ointment.^➔^H8081

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Ecc 9:9 - Live^H2416 joyfully^H7200 with^H5973 the wife^H802 whom^H834 thou lovest^H157 all^H3605 the days^H3117 of the life^H2416 of thy vanity,^H1892 which^H834 he hath given^H5414 thee under^H8478 the sun,^H8121 all^H3605 the days^H3117 of thy vanity:^H1892 for^H3588 that^H1931 is thy portion^H2506 in this life,^H2416 and in thy labour^H5999 which^H834 thou^H859 takest^H6001 under^H8478 the sun.^H8121

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:10

Ecc 9:10 - Whatsoever^H3605^H834 thy hand^H3027 findeth^H4672 to do,^H6213 do^H6213 it with thy might;^H3581 for^H3588 there is no^H369 work,^H4639 nor device,^H2808 nor knowledge,^H1847 nor wisdom,^H2451 in the grave,^H7585 whither^H834 thou^H859 goest.^H1980

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Ecc 9:11 - I returned,^H7725 and saw^H7200 under^H8478 the sun,^H8121 that^H3588 the race^H4793 is not^H3808 to the swift,^H7031 nor^H3808 the battle^H4421 to the strong,^H1368 neither^H3808 yet^H1571 bread^H3899 to the wise,^H2450 nor^H3808 yet^H1571 riches^H6239 to men of understanding,^H995 nor^H3808 yet^H1571 favour^H2580 to men of skill;^H3045 but^H3588 time^H6256 and chance^H6294 happeneth^H7136 to them all.^H3605

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Ecc 9:12 - For^H3588 man^H120 also^H1571 knoweth^H3045 not^H3808 his time:^H6256 as the fishes^H1709 that are taken^H270 in an^H4685^➔ evil^H7451 net,^➔^H4685 and as the birds^H6833 that are caught^H270 in the snare;^H6341 so^H1992 are the sons^H1121 of men^H120 snared^H3369 in an^H6256^➔ evil^H7451 time,^➔^H6256 when it falleth^H5307 suddenly^H6597 upon them.^H5921

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Ecc 9:13 - This^H2090 wisdom^H2451 have I seen^H7200 also^H1571 under^H8478 the sun,^H8121 and^H1419^➔ it^H1931 seemed great^➔^H1419 unto me:^H413

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Ecc 9:14 - There was a^H5892^➔ little^H6996 city,^➔^H5892 and^H376^➔ few^H4592 men^➔^H376 within it; and there came^H935 a^H4428^➔ great^H1419 king^➔^H4428 against it,^H413 and besieged^H5437 it,^H853 and built^H1129 great^H1419 bulwarks^H4685 against it:^H5921

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Ecc 9:15 - Now there was found^H4672 in it a^H376^➔ poor^H4542 wise^H2450 man,^➔^H376 and^H4422^➔ he^H1931 by his wisdom^H2451 delivered^➔^H4422 the city;^H5892 yet^H120^➔ no^H3808 man^➔^H120 remembered^H2142 that same^H1931 poor^H4542 man.^H376

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Ecc 9:16 - Then said^H559 I,^H589 Wisdom^H2451 is better^H2896 than strength:^H1369 nevertheless^H2451^➔ the poor man's^H4542 wisdom^➔^H2451 is despised,^H959 and his words^H1697 are^H8085^➔ not^H369 heard.^➔^H8085

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:17

Ecc 9:17 - The words^H1697 of wise^H2450 men are heard^H8085 in quiet^H5183 more than the cry^H2201 of him that ruleth^H4910 among fools.^H3684

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:18

Ecc 9:18 - Wisdom^H2451 is better^H2896 than weapons^H3627 of war:^H7128 but^H2398^➔ one^H259 sinner^➔^H2398 destroyeth^H6 much^H7235 good.^H2896

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