Verse 17

Then I behelde the whole worke of God, that man cannot finde out ye worke that is wrought vnder the sunne: for the which man laboureth to seeke it, and cannot finde it: yea, and though the wise man thinke to knowe it, he cannot finde it.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 3:11 : 11 He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also he hath set the worlde in their heart, yet can not man finde out the worke that God hath wrought fro the beginning euen to the end.
  • Ps 73:16 : 16 Then thought I to know this, but it was too painefull for me,
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 O the deepenesse of the riches, both of the wisdome, and knowledge of God! howe vnsearcheable are his iudgements, and his wayes past finding out!
  • Job 5:9 : 9 Which doeth great things and vnsearchable, and marueilous things without nomber.
  • Eccl 7:23-24 : 23 (7:2) All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I thought I will be wise, but it went farre from me. 24 (7:26) It is farre off, what may it be? And it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?
  • Eccl 11:5 : 5 As thou knowest not which is ye way of the spirit, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the worke of God that worketh all.
  • Isa 40:28 : 28 Knowest thou not? or hast thou not heard, that the euerlasting God, the Lorde hath created the endes of the earth? he neither fainteth, nor is wearie: there is no searching of his vnderstanding.
  • Job 11:7-9 : 7 Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out ye Almighty to his perfection? 8 The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hel, how canst thou know it? 9 The measure thereof is longer then the earth, and it is broader then the sea.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 O Lorde my God, thou hast made thy wonderfull workes so many, that none can count in order to thee thy thoughts toward vs: I would declare, and speake of them, but they are moe then I am able to expresse.
  • Ps 104:24 : 24 O Lord, howe manifolde are thy workes! in wisdome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
  • Prov 30:3-4 : 3 For I haue not learned wisedome, nor atteined to the knowledge of holy things. 4 Who hath ascended vp to heauen, and descended? Who hath gathered the winde in his fist? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the endes of the world? What is his name, and what is his sonnes name, if thou canst tell?