Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, fo…”

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

World English Bible

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

American Standard Version

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

Geneva Bible 1599

All that thine hand shall finde to doe, doe it with all thy power: for there is neither worke nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue whither thou goest.

Darby Translation

Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

Young's Literal Translation

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

Bible in Basic English

Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

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Cross references

“thy hand”

Colossians 3:23 Ephesians 5:16 Romans 12:11 1 Corinthians 9:24 Jeremiah 29:13 Matthew 6:33

Colossians 3:23 · BSB

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,

Ephesians 5:16 · BSB

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Romans 12:11 · BSB

Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:24 · BSB

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

Jeremiah 29:13 · BSB

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Matthew 6:33 · BSB

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

“for”

Psalm 6:5 John 9:4 Psalm 88:10–12 Ecclesiastes 11:3 Acts 20:25–31 Job 14:7–12

Psalm 6:5 · BSB

For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

John 9:4 · BSB

While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

Psalm 88:10–12 · BSB

Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

Ecclesiastes 11:3 · BSB

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

Acts 20:25–31 · BSB

Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

Job 14:7–12 · BSB

For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.

Also

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Ecclesiastes 11:6 · BSB

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Enjoy 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.

11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

Read Ecclesiastes 9