Ecclesiastes 9:10 also points to Sheol as the destination, urging action before death — reinforcing the finality here.

Psalm 49:10-14 declares that graves are their homes forever and all die — directly reinforcing the 'eternal home' and mortality theme here.

Proverbs 20:29 honors gray hair as beauty, contrasting with this bleak picture of old age as decline and death.

In Genesis 35:29, Isaac dies 'old and full of years' and is 'gathered to his people' — directly paralleling the old age and eternal home imagery here.

In Joshua 23:14, Joshua says 'I am about to go the way of all the earth' — a direct euphemistic parallel to 'goes to his eternal home' here.

Job 17:13 similarly calls Sheol 'my house' — the grave as a home, echoing the 'eternal home' imagery here.

Psalm 71:18 prays for strength in old age to declare God's works — a positive counterpart to the decline described in Ecclesiastes.

Proverbs 16:31 honors gray hair as a crown of glory, contrasting with Ecclesiastes' almond blossom as a sign of impending death.

Isaiah 46:4 promises God's sustaining care in old age, offering hope beyond the frailty described here.

In Mark 5:39, Jesus says the child is not dead but asleep, contrasting the finality of death depicted here as the eternal home.

Leviticus 19:32 commands respect for the elderly, while Ecclesiastes 12:5 portrays the frailties of old age — complementary themes.

Job 15:10 appeals to the wisdom of the gray-haired — another aspect of old age, paired with Ecclesiastes' physical decline.

Job 30:23 affirms death as the house appointed for all, paralleling the 'eternal home' here.

Hebrews 9:27 affirms the certainty of death ('appointed for man to die once'), echoing the inevitability here while adding judgment.