Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

Bible References

There is

Ecclesiastes 1:11
There is neither remembrance of former generations, nor will there be remembrance of future generations.
Exodus 1:6
And Joseph died and all of his brothers and all of that generation.
Psalm 88:12
Are your wonders known in the darkness, [or] your righteousness in [the] land of forgetfulness?
Psalm 103:16
When [the] wind passes over it, it is no more, and its place knows it no longer.
Malachi 3:16
Then those who revered Yahweh spoke {with one another}. And Yahweh listened attentively and heard, and a scroll of remembrance was written {before him} of those who revere Yahweh and ponder his name.

How

Ecclesiastes 6:8
So do the wise [really] have an advantage over fools? {Can the poor [really] gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others}?
2 Samuel 3:33
The king sang a lament for Abner and said, "Should Abner have died the death of a fool?
Psalm 49:10
For he sees [that] the wise die, together [with the] fool and brute they perish, and leave their wealth to the next [generation].
Hebrews 9:27
And {just as} it is destined for people to die once, and after this, judgment,