Ecclesiastes 7:13

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Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?

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  • Eccl 1:15 : 15 What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
  • Job 12:14 : 14 "What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be set free."
  • Isa 14:27 : 27 For the LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.' 11 I call a bird of prey from the east, a man to fulfill My purpose from a distant land. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will make it happen.
  • Rom 9:19 : 19 You will say to me then, 'Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?'
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In Him we have also obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
  • Rom 9:15 : 15 For he says 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 Even from eternity I am He; none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?
  • Job 34:29 : 29 When He gives quietness, who can condemn? When He hides His face, who can behold Him? Yet He watches over both nation and man alike.
  • Job 37:14 : 14 Listen to this, Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
  • Ps 8:3 : 3 Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, You have established strength because of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and the avenger.
  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Let whoever is wise heed these things and consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.
  • Eccl 3:11 : 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in the human heart, yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
  • Isa 5:12 : 12 They have harps and lyres, tambourines and flutes, and wine at their banquets, but they pay no attention to the deeds of the Lord or consider the work of His hands.
  • Job 9:12 : 12 If He snatches away, who can stop Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?
  • Job 11:10 : 10 If He passes by, imprisons, or calls an assembly, who can turn Him back?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:14-16
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    83%

    14When times are good, be joyful; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.

    15In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

    16Do not be overly righteous, neither make yourself too wise—why destroy yourself?

  • Eccl 1:13-15
    3 verses
    81%

    13I set my heart to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a burdensome task God has given to the human race to occupy themselves with!

    14I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

    15What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

  • Eccl 8:17
    75%

    17then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.

  • Eccl 3:9-12
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    75%

    9What does the worker gain from all their toil?

    10I have seen the burden that God has laid on the human race.

    11He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in the human heart, yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

    12I know that there is nothing better for people than to rejoice and to do good while they live.

  • Eccl 9:1
    74%

    1So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them.

  • Eccl 8:14
    73%

    14There is a futility that takes place on the earth: righteous people receive what the wicked deserve, and wicked people receive what the righteous deserve. I said, 'This too is vanity.'

  • Eccl 7:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24What exists is far off and exceedingly deep—who can discover it?

    25I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Eccl 3:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it nor taken from it. God does this so that people will fear Him.

    15Whatever has already been, and what will be has already been; and God seeks what has been pursued.

  • Job 37:14
    73%

    14Listen to this, Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.

  • Job 36:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Who has appointed His path for Him, or who can say, 'You have done wrong'?

    24Remember to extol His work, which men have sung about.

  • Eccl 2:25-26
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    73%

    25For who can eat or who can enjoy life apart from Him?

    26To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Eccl 3:22
    72%

    22So I saw that there is nothing better than for a person to rejoice in their work, for that is their lot. Who can bring them to see what will happen after them?

  • Eccl 7:29
    72%

    29This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.

  • Job 23:13
    72%

    13But he is unchangeable; who can turn him back? He does what he desires.

  • Job 11:7
    72%

    7Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?

  • Eccl 8:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6For every purpose there is a proper time and procedure, though the misery of mankind weighs heavily upon them.

    7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

  • Eccl 6:10-12
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    71%

    10Whatever exists has already been given its name, and it is known what mankind is; no one can contend with someone who is stronger.

    11The more words, the more meaningless—and what advantage does that bring to anyone?

    12For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

  • Eccl 7:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions.

    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and it is an advantage for those who see the light of day.

  • Job 11:10
    71%

    10If He passes by, imprisons, or calls an assembly, who can turn Him back?

  • Job 7:17
    71%

    17What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention,

  • Prov 21:8
    71%

    8The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.

  • Job 9:4
    71%

    4He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted Him and remained unharmed?

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 16:4
    70%

    4The Lord has made everything for its purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Eccl 2:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

    12So I turned my attention to consider wisdom, madness, and folly. For what can anyone do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

  • Isa 29:16
    70%

    16You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, 'You did not make me'? Can the pot say to the potter, 'You know nothing'?

  • Job 33:13
    70%

    13Why do you contend with Him? For He does not answer all of man's words.

  • Eccl 2:21
    70%

    21For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

  • Job 42:3
    70%

    3You asked, 'Who is this that obscures counsel without knowledge?' Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Eccl 7:20
    70%

    20Surely there is no one righteous on earth who always does good and never sins.

  • Job 4:17
    70%

    17Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be purer than his Maker?

  • Job 10:3
    70%

    3Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, while You favor the plans 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 for every matter and for every work.'