Ecclesiastes 8:10

And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

Cross-reference

Ecclesiastes 2:16 says all are forgotten eventually—deepening the vanity of the wicked's praised burial in Ecclesiastes 8:10.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 declares the dead are forgotten—contrasting the praise in Ecclesiastes 8:10, yet both highlight life's futility.

In 2 Kings 9:35, Jezebel's body is dismembered and left unburied—contrasting the honored burial of the wicked in Ecclesiastes 8:10.

Job 21:32 Parallel

Job 21:32 says the wicked are carried to the grave with their tomb guarded—echoing the praised burial in Ecclesiastes 8:10.

Job 21:33 Parallel

Job 21:33 adds that the wicked's burial is sweet and many follow—mirroring the praise and procession in Ecclesiastes 8:10.

Proverbs 10:7 contrasts the blessed memory of the righteous with the rotting name of the wicked — directly opposing Ecclesiastes' observation of wicked being praised in death.

Job 24:20 Contrast

Job 24:20 describes the wicked as forgotten and consumed by worms — directly contrasting Ecclesiastes 8:10's observation that the wicked are praised in death.

Psalm 34:16 Contrast

Psalm 34:16 states the LORD blots out the name of evildoers — contrasting with the wicked being praised in Ecclesiastes 8:10.

Luke 16:22 Parallel

Luke 16:22 records the rich man being buried—paralleling the wicked's burial, though his eternal fate contrasts their apparent honor.

In 2 Kings 9:34, Jezebel receives a burial despite her wickedness—an example of the wicked being buried, as noted in Ecclesiastes 8:10.