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?

Cross References (23)

  • James 4:14 (10)

    You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and th

  • Job 14:2 (8)

    Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.

  • Ecclesiastes 3:22 (7)

    I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring hi

  • Psalms 144:4 (6)

    Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

  • Lamentations 3:24–27 (6)

    “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”

  • Psalms 39:5–6 (5)

    You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists

  • 1 Chronicles 29:15 (4)

    For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow,

  • Ecclesiastes 8:7 (4)

    Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

  • Job 8:9 (4)

    For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:13 (4)

    Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

  • Psalms 109:23 (3)

    I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

  • Psalms 17:15 (3)

    As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

  • Psalms 102:11 (3)

    My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.

  • Psalms 4:6 (3)

    Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

  • Ecclesiastes 12:13 (3)

    When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the w

  • Job 14:21 (3)

    If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.

  • Psalms 90:10–12 (3)

    The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they qui

  • Ecclesiastes 2:3 (3)

    I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was

  • Ecclesiastes 9:6 (3)

    Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done

  • Psalms 47:4 (2)

    He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

  • Psalms 89:47 (2)

    Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

  • Micah 6:8 (2)

    He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to wa

  • Psalms 16:5 (2)

    The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.