Psalm 30:9
"What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?"
Psalm 6:5
In death, there is no memory of you. Who will give you thanks where the dead are?
Psalm 88:10-12
Can you perform wonders for the dead? Can departed spirits stand up to praise you? Interlude
Psalm 115:17-18
Neither can the dead praise the LORD, nor those who go down into the silence of death.
Psalm 118:17
I will not die, but I will live to recount the deeds of the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.
Isaiah 38:18
For Sheol cannot thank you, death cannot sing your praise; and those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.