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Ecclesiastes 3:18-21

18 I also thought, “As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

19 Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.

20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 3:18-21

Hebrews 9:27 - Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:27 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:27

Genesis 3:17-19 - To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I command... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:17-19 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:17-19

Job 15:16 - how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water! Click to read the verse Job 15:16 Click to read the verse Job 15:16

Psalms 51:4 - Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are prove... Click to read the verse Psalms 51:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 51:4

Job 11:12 - But a witless man can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born a man. Click to read the verse Job 11:12 Click to read the verse Job 11:12

1 Peter 1:24 - For, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass w... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:24 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:24

Romans 9:23 - What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he ... Click to read the verse Romans 9:23 Click to read the verse Romans 9:23

Romans 3:4 - Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved... Click to read the verse Romans 3:4 Click to read the verse Romans 3:4

Psalms 49:14 - Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule ... Click to read the verse Psalms 49:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:14

2 Peter 2:12 - But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creature... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:12 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:12

Job 18:3 - Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight? Click to read the verse Job 18:3 Click to read the verse Job 18:3

Psalms 73:18-19 - Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. Click to read the verse Psalms 73:18-19 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:18-19

Job 40:8 - “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? Click to read the verse Job 40:8 Click to read the verse Job 40:8

Psalms 73:22 - I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. Click to read the verse Psalms 73:22 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:22

Psalms 49:12 - But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish. Click to read the verse Psalms 49:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:12

Psalms 49:19-20 - he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of life. Click to read the verse Psalms 49:19-20 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:19-20

Psalms 90:5-12 - You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning— Click to read the verse Psalms 90:5-12 Click to read the verse Psalms 90:5-12

Job 14:1-4 - “Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. Click to read the verse Job 14:1-4 Click to read the verse Job 14:1-4