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For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise [man]? as the fool.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — KJV
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Ecclesiastes 2:16
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Ecclesiastes 2:16
Verse 16 of 26
Commentary
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 2:16
Theological / DevotionalNo remembrance. Both fool and wise are soon forgotten by their fellow men.
This statement is true, of course, so far as this world is concerned, but a man who orders his life in keeping with divine wisdom has an everlasting remembrance (Ps. 112:6; Prov. 10:7), and he can rejoice with confidence because his name is written in heaven (Luke 10:20; Phil. 4:3).
Forgotten. The world forgets, but God remembers (see Mal. 3:16, 17; John 14:1-3).
And how. The latter part of v. 16 was probably meant to read, “How dieth the wise man like the fool!” In Hebrew as in English the adverb “how” may be used as an exclamation as well as an interrogation.
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