Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward -- and even the memory of them disappears.

Job 14:21

If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

Isaiah 26:14

The dead do not come back to life, the spirits of the dead do not rise. That is because you came in judgment and destroyed them, you wiped out all memory of them.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies -- just like the fool!

Ecclesiastes 8:10

Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.

Psalm 6:5

For no one remembers you in the realm of death, In Sheol who gives you thanks?

Ecclesiastes 1:11

No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations.

Job 7:8-10

The eye of him who sees me now will see me no more; your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.

Job 30:23

I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.

Psalm 88:10-12

Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

Psalm 109:15

May the Lord be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

Isaiah 63:16

For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,

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Summary

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

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The living

Ecclesiastes 7:2
It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.
Job 30:23
I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.
Hebrews 9:27
And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,

The dead

Job 14:21
If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
Psalm 6:5
For no one remembers you in the realm of death, In Sheol who gives you thanks?
Psalm 88:10
Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)
Isaiah 63:16
For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.

For the

Ecclesiastes 2:16
For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies -- just like the fool!
Ecclesiastes 8:10
Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.
Job 7:8
The eye of him who sees me now will see me no more; your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.
Psalm 109:15
May the Lord be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!
Isaiah 26:14
The dead do not come back to life, the spirits of the dead do not rise. That is because you came in judgment and destroyed them, you wiped out all memory of them.

General references

Ecclesiastes 4:2
So I considered those who are dead and gone more fortunate than those who are still alive.
Isaiah 38:11
"I thought, 'I will no longer see the Lord in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.

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