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Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

1 A Common Destiny for All
So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him.

2 All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.
As it is with the good man,
so with the sinner;
as it is with those who take oaths,
so with those who are afraid to take them.

3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

John 10:27-30 - My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. Click to read the verse John 10:27-30 Click to read the verse John 10:27-30

1 Peter 1:5 - who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready t... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:5 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:5

Ecclesiastes 7:15 - In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: a righteous man perishing in his ri... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:15 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:15

Psalms 37:5 - Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: Click to read the verse Psalms 37:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 37:5

Ecclesiastes 11:6 - Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know wh... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:6 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:6

1 Samuel 2:9 - He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. “It is not b... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:9 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:9

Psalms 10:14 - But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commit... Click to read the verse Psalms 10:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:14

2 Timothy 1:12 - That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, ... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 1:12 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 1:12

Isaiah 26:12 - Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:12

2 Samuel 15:25-26 - Then the king said to Zadok, “Take the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the Lo... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 15:25-26 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 15:25-26

Job 12:10 - In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. Click to read the verse Job 12:10 Click to read the verse Job 12:10

Deuteronomy 33:3 - Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:3 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:3

Psalms 31:5 - Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth. Click to read the verse Psalms 31:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 31:5

Psalms 37:5-6 - Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: Click to read the verse Psalms 37:5-6 Click to read the verse Psalms 37:5-6

Job 5:8 - “But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him. Click to read the verse Job 5:8 Click to read the verse Job 5:8

Ecclesiastes 8:14 - There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: righteous men who get what the wicked... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:14 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:14

Ecclesiastes 12:9-10 - The Conclusion of the Matter Not only was the Teacher wise, but also he imparted knowledge to t... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:9-10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

Ecclesiastes 10:14 - and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell him what will happen a... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 10:14 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 10:14

Psalms 73:3 - For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Click to read the verse Psalms 73:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:3

Proverbs 16:3 - Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:3 Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:3

Ecclesiastes 8:16 - When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man’s labor on earth—his eyes not seeing s... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:16

Ecclesiastes 7:25 - So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of th... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:25 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:25

Ecclesiastes 1:17 - Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I lear... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:17 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:17

Jeremiah 1:18-19 - Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the w... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:18-19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:18-19

1 Corinthians 3:5-15 - What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:5-15 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:5-15

Isaiah 49:1-4 - The Servant of the Lord Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:1-4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:1-4

Malachi 3:15-18 - But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper, and even when they put God t... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:15-18 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:15-18

Psalms 73:11-13 - They say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?” Click to read the verse Psalms 73:11-13 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:11-13