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, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 9

5 songs meet this passage

  • “You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow”

    Lose Yourself · Eminem

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Both urge seizing the moment and working with full strength while there's time, though Ecclesiastes roots that urgency in the shortness of life before God.

  • “We are running out of time”

    All The Stars · Kendrick Lamar, SZA

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:10

    The urgency to live fully while time remains echoes Ecclesiastes' call to work and live with purpose in the time given.

  • “time is running out, no need to take it slow”

    I Ain't Worried · OneRepublic

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:7-10

    Ecclesiastes affirms enjoying life's days with energy, though it frames that enjoyment as a gift from God rather than a self-generated swagger.

  • It's My Life · Bon Jovi

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:9-10

    Ecclesiastes also urges living fully and vigorously in the days we're given, though it frames that urgency under God's eye, not apart from it.

  • 'Til You Can't · Cody Johnson

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:9-10

    Ecclesiastes counsels enjoying the days and relationships given to you with full effort, since the grave erases all such chances.

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