Ecclesiastes 7:24

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Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways!
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
  • Deut 30:11-14 : 11 Exhortation to Covenant Obedience“This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote. 12 It is not in heaven, as though one must say,“Who will go up to heaven to get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” 13 And it is not across the sea, as though one must say,“Who will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” 14 For the thing is very near you– it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it.
  • Job 11:7-8 : 7 “Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty? 8 It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?
  • Job 28:12-23 : 12 No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding? 13 Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living. 14 The deep says,‘It is not with me.’ And the sea says,‘It is not with me.’ 15 Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 16 It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. 17 Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth. 18 Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls. 19 The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold. 20 God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding? 21 For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed. 22 Destruction and Death say,‘With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.’ 23 God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  • Ps 36:6 : 6 Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you, LORD, preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.
  • Ps 139:6 : 6 Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 “Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,” says the LORD, 9 “for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.

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  • Eccl 7:23
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    23Human Wisdom is Limited I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25True Righteousness and Wisdom Are Virtually Nonexistent I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

  • Job 11:7-9
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    7“Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?

    8It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?

    9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • Job 28:12-14
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    12No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

    13Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

    14The deep says,‘It is not with me.’ And the sea says,‘It is not with me.’

  • Eccl 8:16-17
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    16Limitations of Human Wisdom When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth– even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night–

    17then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.

  • Job 42:3
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    3you asked,‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know.

  • Job 28:20-21
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    20God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

    21For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.

  • Ps 139:6-7
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    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

    7Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?

  • Prov 25:2-3
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    2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.

    3As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

  • Eccl 1:13
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    13I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.

  • Eccl 1:15-18
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    15What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.

    16Futility of Secular Wisdom I thought to myself,“I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem; I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge.”

    17So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!

    18For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache.

  • Eccl 7:27
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    27The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.

  • Rom 11:33-34
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    33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways!

    34For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?

  • Eccl 7:13
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    13Wisdom Acknowledges God’s Orchestration of Life Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?

  • Job 15:8-9
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    8Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

    9What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand?

  • Job 38:16
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    16Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea, or walked about in the recesses of the deep?

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Job 9:10
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    10he does great and unsearchable things, and wonderful things without number.

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.

  • Isa 29:15
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    15Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”

  • Ps 73:16
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    16When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.

  • Job 38:19-20
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    19“In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,

    20that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?

  • Job 38:36
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    36Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

  • Prov 8:12
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    12“I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

  • Ps 92:5
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    5How great are your works, O LORD! Your plans are very intricate!

  • Eccl 2:25
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    25For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.

  • Eccl 6:11
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    11The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

  • Prov 20:24
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    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 7:7
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    7and I saw among the naive– I discerned among the youths– a young man who lacked sense.

  • Job 3:21
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    21to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,

  • Eccl 7:29
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    29This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.

  • Eccl 2:13
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    13I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1Everyone Will Die So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated– no one knows what lies ahead.

  • Eccl 7:10
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    10Do not say,“Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that.

  • Prov 20:5
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    5Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

  • Job 28:23
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    23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.