Ecclesiastes 7:13

American Standard Version (1901)

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

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  • Eccl 1:15 : 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
  • Job 12:14 : 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
  • Isa 14:27 : 27 For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
  • Rom 9:19 : 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
  • Rom 9:15 : 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
  • Isa 43:13 : 13 Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it?
  • Job 34:29 : 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man:
  • Job 37:14 : 14 Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
  • Ps 8:3 : 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.
  • Eccl 3:11 : 11 He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.
  • Isa 5:12 : 12 And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
  • Job 9:12 : 12 Behold, he seizeth [the prey], who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
  • Job 11:10 : 10 If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:14-16
    3 verses
    83%

    14In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything [that shall be] after him.

    15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.

    16Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

  • Eccl 1:13-15
    3 verses
    81%

    13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

    14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

    15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

  • Eccl 8:17
    75%

    17then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

  • Eccl 3:9-12
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    75%

    9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?

    10I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

    11He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

    12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

  • Eccl 9:1
    74%

    1For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.

  • Eccl 8:14
    73%

    14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

  • Eccl 7:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

    25I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

  • Eccl 3:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.

    15That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.

  • Job 37:14
    73%

    14Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

  • Job 36:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

    24Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.

  • Eccl 2:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

    26For to the man that pleaseth him [God] giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Eccl 3:22
    72%

    22Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

  • Eccl 7:29
    72%

    29Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

  • Job 23:13
    72%

    13But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

  • Job 11:7
    72%

    7Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

  • Eccl 8:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

    7for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

  • Eccl 6:10-12
    3 verses
    71%

    10Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

    11Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

    12For who knoweth what is good for man in [his] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 7:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

  • Job 11:10
    71%

    10If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

  • Job 7:17
    71%

    17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

  • Prov 21:8
    71%

    8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

  • Job 9:4
    71%

    4[ He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?--

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 16:4
    70%

    4Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

  • Eccl 2:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

    12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago.

  • Isa 29:16
    70%

    16Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?

  • Job 33:13
    70%

    13Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

  • Eccl 2:21
    70%

    21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

  • Job 42:3
    70%

    3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Eccl 7:20
    70%

    20Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  • Job 4:17
    70%

    17Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

  • Job 10:3
    70%

    3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

  • Eccl 3:17
    70%

    17I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.