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Ecclesiastes 9:6 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 9 · verse 6
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.Ecclesiastes 9:6 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 9:6 in context
4For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5For 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.
6Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- perishedʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- portionchêleqproperly, smoothnessH2506 →
- hatredsinʼâhhateH8135 →
- loveʼahăbâh{affection }H160 →
- envyqinʼâhjealousy or envyH7068 →
- everʻôwlâmproperly, concealedH5769 →
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Solomon, in a fret, had praised the dead more than the living (Ecc 4:2); but here, considering the advantages of life to prepare for death and make sure the hope of a better life, he seems to be of another mind. I. He shows the advantages which the living have above those that are dead, Ecc 9:4-6. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-10