Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Who knoweth
The days of his vain life
For who can
General references
Bible References
Who knoweth
Ecclesiastes 2:3
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Psalm 4:6
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Psalm 16:5
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Psalm 47:4
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Lamentations 3:24
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Micah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
The days of his vain life
Ecclesiastes 8:13
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Ecclesiastes 9:6
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
Job 8:9
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Job 14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Psalm 39:5
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Psalm 89:47
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
Psalm 90:10
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Psalm 102:11
My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
Psalm 109:23
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
Psalm 144:4
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
James 4:14
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
For who can
Ecclesiastes 3:22
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Ecclesiastes 8:7
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Job 14:21
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
General references
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.