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 explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is: fear God and keep His commands, because this is for all humanity.
Psalm 4:6 Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?”
Look on us with favor, Lord.
Look on us with favor, Lord.
Psalm 16:5 Lord, You are my portion
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.
Psalm 17:15 But I will see Your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.
Psalm 47:4 He chooses for us our inheritance—
the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.Selah
the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.
Lamentations 3:24 I say: The Lord is my portion,
therefore I will put my hope in Him.
therefore I will put my hope in Him.
Micah 6:8 Mankind, He has told you what is good
and what it is the Lord requires of you:
to act justly,
to love faithfulness,
and to walk humbly with your God.
and what it is the Lord requires of you:
to act justly,
to love faithfulness,
and to walk humbly with your God.
The days of his vain life
Ecclesiastes 8:13
However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.
Ecclesiastes 9:6
Their love, their hate, and their envy have already disappeared, and there is no longer a portion for them in all that is done under the sun.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we live before You as foreigners and temporary residents in Your presence as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
Job 8:9 since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are but a shadow.
Our days on earth are but a shadow.
Job 14:2 He blossoms like a flower, then withers;
he flees like a shadow and does not last.
he flees like a shadow and does not last.
Psalm 39:5 You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.
Psalm 89:47 Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?
Have You created everyone for nothing?
Psalm 90:10 Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
Psalm 102:11 My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.
and I wither away like grass.
Psalm 109:23 I fade away like a lengthening shadow;
I am shaken off like a locust.
I am shaken off like a locust.
Psalm 144:4 Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.
his days are like a passing shadow.
James 4:14
You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.
For who can
Ecclesiastes 3:22
I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?
Ecclesiastes 8:7
Yet no one knows what will happen because who can tell him what will happen?
Job 14:21 If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;
if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.
if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.
General references
Ecclesiastes 12:8
“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”