Ecclesiastes 8:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?

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  • Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
  • Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also does not know his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
  • Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
  • Prov 24:22 : 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Eccl 3:22 : 22 Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Therefore you also be ready, for in an hour you do not expect the Son of Man will come.
  • Matt 24:50 : 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour that he is not aware of,
  • Matt 25:6-9 : 6 And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, No, lest there not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Truly, I say to you, I do not know you. 13 Watch therefore, for you do not know the day nor the hour when the Son of Man comes.
  • 1 Thess 5:1-3 : 1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that I write to you. 2 For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

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    10 That which has been is already named, and it is known that it is man: nor can he contend with one mightier than he.

    11 Since there are many things that increase vanity, what advantage does man have?

    12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 8:6
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    6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

  • Eccl 8:8
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    8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, nor does he have power in the day of death; and there is no release from that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who are given to it.

  • Eccl 8:16-17
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    16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the work that is done upon the earth (for there are those who neither day nor night see sleep with their eyes),

    17 Then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. Even though a man labors to seek it out, he shall not find it; moreover, though a wise man thinks to know it, he shall not be able to find it.

  • Job 8:9
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    9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow:)

  • Eccl 9:11-12
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    11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

    12 For man also does not know his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

  • Eccl 10:14
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    14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

  • Eccl 11:5
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    5 As you do not know the way of the spirit, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of God who makes everything.

  • Job 28:13
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    13 Man does not know its value; nor is it found in the land of the living.

  • Eccl 2:19
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    19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I have labored and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

  • Jas 4:14
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    14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

  • Eccl 3:21-22
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    21 Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?

    22 Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?

  • Prov 27:1
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    1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1 For all this I considered in my heart, even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God. No one knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.

  • Job 42:3
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    3 Who is he who hides counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

  • Job 9:11-12
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    11 Lo, He passes by me, and I see Him not: He goes by also, but I do not perceive Him.

    12 Behold, He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who will say to Him, What are you doing?

  • Ps 39:6
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    6 Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are troubled in vain: he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.

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    16 For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, since what now is will all be forgotten in the days to come. And how does the wise man die? Just like the fool.

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    8 For what has the wise more than the fool? what does the poor have, who knows to walk before the living?

  • Eccl 3:14
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    14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever: nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.

  • Job 11:10-11
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    10 If He passes by, and imprisons, or gathers together, then who can stop Him?

    11 For He knows deceptive men; He sees wickedness also; will He not then consider it?

  • Prov 20:24
    72%

    24 A man's steps are of the LORD; how then can a man understand his own way?

  • Job 15:9
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    9 What do you know that we don't know? What do you understand that is not in us?

  • Job 36:26
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    26 Behold, God is great, and we do not know him, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

  • Eccl 9:5
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    5 For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing, nor have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

  • Eccl 7:24
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    24 That which is far off and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?

  • Eccl 11:8
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    8 But if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all, let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is vanity.

  • Job 7:1
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    1 Is there not an appointed time for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired worker?

  • Eccl 6:6
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    6 Yes, even if he lives a thousand years twice over, yet has seen no good: do not all go to one place?

  • Eccl 7:13
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    13 Consider the work of God, for who can make straight what He has made crooked?

  • Job 24:1
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    1 Why, since times are not hidden from the Almighty, do those who know Him not see His days?

  • Eccl 3:11-12
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    11 He has made everything beautiful in its time: also he has set eternity in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end.

    12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives.

  • Eccl 11:2
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    2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

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    10 He shall return no more to his house, nor shall his place know him anymore.

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    10 Do not say, 'Why were the former days better than these?' for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

  • Job 20:4
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    4 Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth,

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    6 A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this.

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    48 What man can live and not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah.

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    22 He draws also the mighty with his power; he rises up, and no man is sure of life.

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    16 There is no end of all the people, even of all who have been before them; they also that come after will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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    1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the sternness of his face shall be changed.