Skip to content
Journey Through the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:19-21

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 3:19-21

Psalms 104:29 - When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and retu... Click to read the verse Psalms 104:29 Click to read the verse Psalms 104:29

2 Samuel 14:14 - Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But God does not t... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:14 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:14

Psalms 89:47-48 - Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all men! Click to read the verse Psalms 89:47-48 Click to read the verse Psalms 89:47-48

Ecclesiastes 2:14 - The wise man has eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:14 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:14

Numbers 16:29 - If these men die a natural death and experience only what usually happens to men, then the Lord... Click to read the verse Numbers 16:29 Click to read the verse Numbers 16:29

Psalms 39:5-6 - You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each m... Click to read the verse Psalms 39:5-6 Click to read the verse Psalms 39:5-6

Ecclesiastes 1:2 - “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:2 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:2

Job 14:10-12 - But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more. Click to read the verse Job 14:10-12 Click to read the verse Job 14:10-12

Psalms 49:20 - A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish. Click to read the verse Psalms 49:20 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:20

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 92:6-7 - The senseless man does not know, fools do not understand, Click to read the verse Psalms 92:6-7 Click to read the verse Psalms 92:6-7

Ecclesiastes 2:16 - For the wise man, like the fool, will not be long remembered; in days to come both will be forg... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:16

Ecclesiastes 2:20-23 - So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:20-23 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:20-23

Ecclesiastes 6:11 - The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone? Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:11 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:11

Ecclesiastes 5:10 - Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his in... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:10

1 Corinthians 15:55 - “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:55 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:55