Ecclesiastes 7:13
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”Ecclesiastes 7:13
What Does Ecclesiastes 7:13 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:13 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 7, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 7:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 45:7“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”Ecclesiastes 1:15“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”Job 12:14“Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.”Ecclesiastes 9:11“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”Psalms 107:43“Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.”Ecclesiastes 3:11“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”Isaiah 5:12“And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.”Isaiah 14:27“For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?”Luke 12:26“If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?”Romans 9:15“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”Ephesians 1:11“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”Job 37:14“Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.”Ecclesiastes 8:6“Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.”Isaiah 43:13“Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?”Isaiah 46:10“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”Romans 9:19“Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?”Job 9:12“Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?”Job 11:10“If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?”Job 34:29“When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:”Psalms 8:3“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”
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