In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness. Cross References Ecclesiastes 6:12 For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun? Ecclesiastes 8:12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. Ecclesiastes 8:13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun--all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun. Treasury of Scripture All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his wickedness. have I Ecclesiastes 2:23 Ecclesiastes 5:16,17 Ecclesiastes 6:12 there is a just Ecclesiastes 3:16 Ecclesiastes 8:14 Ecclesiastes 9:1,2 there is a wicked Ecclesiastes 8:12,13 Job 21:7-15 Psalm 73:3-13 |