Ecclesiastes 8:11
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.”Ecclesiastes 8:11
What Does Ecclesiastes 8:11 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 8:11 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 8, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Sin.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 8:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 26:10“Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.”Psalms 50:21“These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.”Romans 2:4“Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”2 Peter 3:3“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,”Matthew 24:49“And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;”Psalms 10:6“He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.”2 Peter 3:4“And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”Job 21:11“They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.”Jeremiah 48:11“Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.”Exodus 8:15“But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”Psalms 4:2“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.”Psalms 55:19“God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.”Isaiah 5:18“Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:”Ecclesiastes 9:3“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”Romans 9:22“What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:”Exodus 8:32“And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.”Isaiah 42:14“I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.”Isaiah 57:11“And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?”Jeremiah 42:15“And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;”Malachi 2:17“Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”
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