Ecclesiastes 2:16
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16 For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.
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Ecclesiastes 1:11
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11 We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now.
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Ecclesiastes 9:5
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5 The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.
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Psalm 88:12
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12 Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?
Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
Exodus 1:8
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8 Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done.
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Hebrews 9:27
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27 And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,
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Malachi 3:16
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The Lord’s Promise of Mercy
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.
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Ecclesiastes 6:8
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8 So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?
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Ecclesiastes 2:14
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14 For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.
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Psalm 103:16
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16 The wind blows, and we are gone—
as though we had never been here.
Psalm 49:10
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10 Those who are wise must finally die,
just like the foolish and senseless,
leaving all their wealth behind.
2 Samuel 3:33
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33 Then the king sang this funeral song for Abner:
“Should Abner have died as fools die?
Exodus 1:6
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6 In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation.
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