Ecclesiastes 2:16

For, just like the fool, there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man, since in the days to come both will be forgotten. How is it that the wise man dies just like the fool?

Ecclesiastes 1:11

There is no remembrance of those who came before;
and of those who will come after
there will also be no remembrance
by those who follow them.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.

Exodus 1:6

Then Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died.

Exodus 1:8

A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power in Egypt.

2 Samuel 3:33

and the king sang a lament for Abner:

Should Abner die as a fool dies?

Psalm 49:10

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 88:12

Will Your wonders be known in the darkness
or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Psalm 103:16

when the wind passes over it, it vanishes,
and its place is no longer known.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man has eyes in his head,
but the fool walks in darkness.

Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who feared Yahweh and had high regard for His name.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment—

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