Ecclesiastes 6:6

“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”

"Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" - Ecclesiastes 6:6
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What does Ecclesiastes 6:6 mean?

Ecclesiastes 6:6 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" This verse is found within the book of Ecclesiastes, which is traditionally attributed to King Solomon, the son…

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Life's Ephemeral Journey: Finding Meaning Beyond the Years

Ecclesiastes 6:6 reads in the King James Version: "Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" This verse encapsulates the profound weariness that can accompany a life lived without purpose or fulfillment. The writer of…

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A Prayer for Meaning in Life’s Journeys

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound words from Ecclesiastes 6:6, "Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" Lord, these words pierce my heart, compelling me to reflect on the…

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Ecclesiastes 6:6 - "¶ Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?"
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Ecclesiastes 10:6 - "Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place."
Ecclesiastes 6:7 - "All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled."
Ecclesiastes 6:11 - "¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?"
Ecclesiastes 3:6 - "A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;"
Ecclesiastes 7:6 - "For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity."
Ecclesiastes 6:9 - "¶ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit."
Ecclesiastes 6:1 - "There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:"
Ecclesiastes 6:4 - "For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness."
Ecclesiastes 4:6 - "Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit."
Ecclesiastes 8:6 - "¶ Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him."
Ecclesiastes 2:6 - "I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:"
Ecclesiastes 12:6 - "Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern."
Ecclesiastes 6:8 - "For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?"
Ecclesiastes 6:5 - "Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other."
Ecclesiastes 6:10 - "That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he."
Ecclesiastes 1:6 - "The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits."
Ecclesiastes 9:6 - "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."
"Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place." - Ecclesiastes 10:6
Ecclesiastes 11:6 - "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good."
"¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?" - Ecclesiastes 6:11
"All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled." - Ecclesiastes 6:7
"A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;" - Ecclesiastes 3:6
"For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity." - Ecclesiastes 7:6
"For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness." - Ecclesiastes 6:4
"¶ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit." - Ecclesiastes 6:9
"Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit." - Ecclesiastes 4:6
"There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:" - Ecclesiastes 6:1