Ecclesiastes 6:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”

Ecclesiastes 6:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 6:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 6:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place?”

Ecclesiastes 6:6 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place?”

Ecclesiastes 6:6 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 6:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?”

Ecclesiastes 6:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”

Ecclesiastes 6:6 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And if he had liued a thousand yeeres twise tolde, and had seene no good, shall not all goe to one place?”

Ecclesiastes 6:6 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6

4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:6 Mean?

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