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 Este mal hay entre todo lo que se hace debajo del sol, que todos tengan un mismo suceso, y también que el corazón de los hijos de los hombres esté lleno de mal, y de enloquecimiento en su corazón durante su vida: y después, á los muertos.
4 Aun hay esperanza para todo aquél que está entre los vivos; porque mejor es perro vivo que león muerto.
5 Porque los que viven saben que han de morir: mas los muertos nada saben, ni tienen más paga; porque su memoria es puesta en olvido.
6 También su amor, y su odio y su envidia, feneció ya: ni tiene ya más parte en el siglo, en todo lo que se hace debajo del sol.
7 Anda, y come tu pan con gozo, y bebe tu vino con alegre corazón: porque tus obras ya son agradables á Dios.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:5 Mean?
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