Ecclesiastes 9:12

American Standard Version 2015

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.\par

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;\par\tab But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

2 Timothy 2:26

and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.\par

2 Corinthians 6:2

(for he saith,\par\tab {\b At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee,\par\tab And in a day of salvation did I succor thee}:\par\tab behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is {\b the day of salvation}):

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;\par\tab On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

2 Peter 2:12

But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,

1 Peter 2:12

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.\par

Luke 12:39

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken through.

Luke 12:20

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Isaiah 30:13

therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly in an instant.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

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.

Psalm 11:6

Upon the wicked he will rain snares;\par\tab Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:

Isaiah 24:18

And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.

Hosea 9:8

Ephraim {\i was} a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, {\i and} enmity in the house of his God.

Proverbs 24:22

For their calamity shall rise suddenly;\par\tab And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?\par

Ecclesiastes 8:8

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.\par

Ezekiel 32:3

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will spread out my net upon thee with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in my net.

Hosea 7:12

When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.