Verse 1

For all these thinges purposed I in my mynde to seeke out: The righteous & wise, yea & their seruauntes also are in the hand of God, and there is no man that knoweth eyther loue or hate, but all thinges are before them.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 33:3 : 3 And he loued the people, all his saintes also are in thy handes: They were smitten to go after thy feete, and to receaue of thy wordes.
  • Eccl 8:14 : 14 Yet is there a vanitie vpon earth: There be iust men vnto whom it happeneth as though they had the workes of the vngodly: Againe, there be vngodly, with whom it goeth as though they had the workes of the righteous: This haue I called also a vayne thing.
  • Job 12:10 : 10 In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.
  • John 10:27-30 : 27 My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe them, and they folowe me: 28 And I geue vnto them eternall lyfe, and they shal neuer perishe, neither shal any man plucke them out of my hande. 29 My father which gaue them me, is greater then all: and no man is able to take them out of my fathers hande. 30 I and my father are one.
  • 1 Cor 3:5-9 : 5 What is Paul? what is Apollo? Only ministers are they by whom ye beleued, euen as the Lorde gaue to euery man. 6 I haue planted, Apollo watered: but God gaue the encrease. 7 So then, neither is he that planteth any thyng, neither he that watreth: but God that geueth the encrease. 8 He that planteth, & he that watreth, are one, and euery man shal receaue his rewarde accordyng to his labour. 9 For we together are Gods labourers, ye are Gods husbandrie ye are Gods buyldyng. 10 Accordyng to the grace of God geuen vnto me, as a wise maister builder haue I layde the foundation, and another buyldeth theron. But let euery man take heede howe he buyldeth vpon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay, then that that is layde, which is Iesus Christe. 12 If any man buylde on this foundation, golde, syluer, precious stones, tymber, haye or stubble: 13 Euery mans worke shal appeare. The day shall declare it, because it shalbe reuealed by the fire: And the fire shall trie euery mans worke what it is. 14 If any mans worke that he hath built vpon abyde, he shall receaue a reward. 15 If any mans worke burne, he shall suffer losse, but he shalbe safe hym selfe: neuertheles, yet as it were through fire.
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For the which cause I also suffer these thynges. Neuerthelesse, I am not ashamed: For I knowe whom I haue beleued, and I am perswaded that he is able to kepe that which I haue committed to hym, agaynst that day.
  • 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 Which are kept by the power of God through fayth vnto saluation, which is prepared alredie to be shewed in the last tyme.
  • 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He wyll kepe the feete of his saintes, and the wicked shall kepe scilence in darknesse, and in his owne myght shal no man be strong.
  • 2 Sam 15:25-26 : 25 And the king sayde vnto Sadoc, Cary the arke of God againe into the citie: If I shall finde fauour in the eyes of the Lorde, he will bring me againe, & shewe me both it, and the tabernacle therof. 26 But if he thus say, I haue no lust vnto thee: beholde here am I, let hym do with me what semeth good in his eyes.
  • Job 5:8 : 8 But I woulde aske counsell at the Lorde, and talke with God?
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 Surely thou hast seene this for thou beholdest labour and spite: that thou mayest take the matter into thy hands, he that is weake leaueth it for thee, for thou art the helper of the fatherlesse.
  • Ps 31:5 : 5 Into thy hande I commende my spirite: for thou hast redeemed me O God the Lorde of trueth.
  • Ps 37:5-6 : 5 Commit thy way vnto God: and put thy trust in hym, and he shall bryng it to passe. 6 He shall make thy righteousnesse appeare as cleare as the light: and thy iust dealing as the noone tyde.
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I enuied at the case of the foolishe: I sawe the wicked flowe in all kynde of prosperitie.
  • Ps 73:11-13 : 11 And they say, howe shoulde God perceaue it? is there knowledge in the most hyghest? 12 Lo these vngodly and fortunate in the worlde: do possesse riches. 13 Truely I haue cleansed my heart in vayne: and wasshed my handes in innocencie.
  • Prov 16:3 : 3 Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde: and what thou deuisest it shall prosper.
  • Eccl 1:17 : 17 Yea, my heart had great experience of wisdome & knowledge: for thervnto I applied my mynde, that I myght knowe what were wisdome and vnderstandyng, what were errour and foolishnesse: and I perceaued that this was also but a vexation of mynde.
  • Eccl 7:15 : 15 All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie: that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse.
  • Eccl 7:25 : 25 I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.
  • Eccl 8:16 : 16 And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde, and that of suche a fashion, that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night.
  • Eccl 10:14 : 14 A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?
  • Eccl 12:9-9 : 9 The preacher was yet more wyse, and taught the people knowledge, he gaue good heede, sought out the ground, and set foorth many parables: 10 His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth.
  • Isa 26:12 : 12 Lorde vnto vs thou shalt prouide peace: for thou also hast wrought all our workes in vs.
  • Isa 49:1-4 : 1 Ye Isles hearken vnto me, and take heede ye people from farre: The Lord hath called me from my birth, and made mention of my name from my mothers wombe: 2 He hath made my mouth lyke a sharpe sworde, vnder the shadowe of his hande hath he defended me, and hid me in his quiuer as a good arrowe, 3 And sayde vnto me: Thou art my seruaunt Israel, I wyll be honoured in thee. 4 Then I aunswered: I haue lost my labour, I haue spent my strength in vayne: Neuerthelesse, I wyll commit my cause and my worke vnto the Lorde my God.
  • Jer 1:18-19 : 18 For beholde, this day do I make thee a strong fensed towne, an iron pyller, and a brasen wall, agaynst the whole lande, agaynst the kinges and mightie men of Iuda, agaynst the priestes and people of the lande. 19 They shall fight agaynst thee, but they shall not be able to ouercome thee: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, saith the Lorde.
  • Mal 3:15-18 : 15 And nowe we call the proude happie: yea the workers of wickednesse are set vp, and also they that tempt God, yea they are deliuered. 16 Then they that feared God, saide euery one to his neighbour: and the Lorde considered and hearde, and there was written a booke of remebraunce before him for them that feared the Lorde, and for them that thinke vpon his name. 17 And they shalbe to me, saith the Lorde of hoastes, in that day wherein I shall do iudgement, a stocke: and I wyl spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne which serueth him. 18 Then shall ye returne, and discerne betweene the iust and the wicked, betweene him that serueth God, and him that serueth him not.