Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
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Bible References
That which
Ecclesiastes 2:16
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool.
Psalm 49:12
But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.
Psalm 92:6
A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:
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2 Samuel 14:14
For we must die, and are as water split on the ground, which can't be gathered up again; neither does God take away life, but devises means, that he who is banished not be an outcast from him.
Job 14:10
But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
Psalm 104:29
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
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Ecclesiastes 2:20
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
Psalm 39:5
Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.
Psalm 89:47
Remember how short my time is. For what vanity have you created all the children of men.
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 6:11
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?