For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Treasury of Scripture wise Ecclesiastes 2:16-21 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever... Ecclesiastes 9:1,2 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works... Romans 5:12-14 Why, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed on all men, for that all have sinned... Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment: fool Psalm 73:22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before you. Psalm 92:6,7 A brutish man knows not; neither does a fool understand this... Psalm 94:8 Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise? Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge: but he that hates reproof is brutish. Proverbs 30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. Jeremiah 10:8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities. leave Psalm 49:17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. Psalm 17:14 From men which are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life... Psalm 39:6 Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them. Proverbs 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death. Ecclesiastes 2:18,19,21,26 Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me... Ecclesiastes 5:13-16 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt... Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right... Luke 12:20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be... 1 Timothy 6:6-10 But godliness with contentment is great gain...
Context Why Should I Fear?
1Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world: 2Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp. 5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever:) 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 12Nevertheless man being in honor stays not: he is like the beasts that perish. 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16Be not you afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself. 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers:
Darby Bible Translation
For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
King James Bible
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Young's Literal Translation
For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.
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