Where does it say in the bible the dead know nothing?

Answer 1

Ecclesiastes.

Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 & Psalm 146:4

Answer 2

Once the soul leaves your body, there is no consciousness ( awareness of ones own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.) For those who have died, this "state of being" lasts until Jesus' Second Coming,the Final Resurrection- where everyone who has died rises from the grave, and finally Judgement Day.

Answer:

According to The Bible... its books were written by men who were inspired by God to reveal His Truth to man:

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, and correction..." (II Tim.3:16).

"...prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." (II Peter 1:21)

Ecclesiastes is one of God's "inspired" books through which God "moved" Solomon to reveal His "Truth" to man ["..thy Word is Truth." - John 17:17], in this case, regarding the nature of death.

One of the greatest confusions in life... is death. Left alone, every man entertains his own ideas about it; what it's like... what happens [if anything] next.

Well... the Bible says [in Ecclesiastes 9:5] that "the dead know nothing"... because God is revealing the Truth about death to man -- that would settle the matter in men's minds and hearts... if he would simply "let himself believe it."

The Bible says the dead know nothing... for man's Divinely revealed Edification, Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding - regarding death and the state of the dead [if he would dare to believe it].

The inspired writers of the Bible call death "sleeping"... which would be, according to Ecclesiastes 9:5, an "unconscious, dreamless, know-nothing dormancy."

And contrary to the popular beliefs of the religions of today that reject what the Bible says about death; the Bible points to a future time of "Judgment"... when Jesus returns to earth with the Kingdom of God, the [unconscious] dead will resurrect from the grave [live again], regain consciousness, and receive their reward according to the works they've done in their lives.

"But man dieth... So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave... until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!" (Job 14:10-13)

"...Our friend Lazarus sleepeth... Lazarus is dead." (John 11:11-14)

"...it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the Judgment..." (Heb.9:27).

Revelation 20:11-15 describes the Judgment of the dead at their "set time" [following Jesus' thousand year rule on earth, to which Job alludes, above] to regain consciousness and receive their rewards.

"...as in Adam all die... in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order [in his own set time]: Christ the Firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming." (I Cor.15:22-23)

The Bible says that until Jesus returns... the dead remain "asleep" and "unconscious" [knowing nothing] in the grave [Eccle.9:10]... utterly unaware of the passing of time.

To those whom God is calling... that Divinely revealed Wisdom and Knowledge in the Bible is a comfort to know that people aren't "burning forever in hell"... knowing, feeling, thinking, worrying, tormented and distressed.

That's why the Bible says "the dead know nothing." God is revealing His Truth to His "servants" -- who "believe" what He tells them. That they may know the error of the beliefs of other religions regarding death.

"...to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass... Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the Words of this prophecy, and keep[believe, hold fast, preserve] those things which are written therein..." (Rev.1:3).

The Bible is for those who "believe" what it says about the dead, the Judgment, and many other things... that they might "Know the Truth" about it.

Answer 3

Ecclesiastes 9:5King James Version (KJV)

5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Answer 4

Ecclesiastes 9:5: "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten."

This is clearly not a reference to Jesus since it says the dead will have no reward, but compares the awareness of the living, who only look forward to death, with the lack of consciousness in the dead. This is a relatively early wisdom statement from before the time of the Babylonian Exile and before the Jews began to believe in a life after death. Strictly speaking it is not really relevant to modern Jews and Christians who do believe there is a reward and consciousness after death.