Ecclesiastes 8:7

Easy To Read Version

and he isn’t sure what will happen. Why? Because no one can tell him what will happen in the future.

Cross References

Esther 5:12

“And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to be with the king at the party she gave. And the Queen has also invited me to be with the king again tomorrow.

Proverbs 24:22

Why? Because men like that can quickly be destroyed. You don’t know how much trouble God and the king can make for their enemies.

Proverbs 27:1

Never brag about what will happen in the future. You don’t know what will happen tomorrow.

Proverbs 29:1

If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

A foolish person is always talking \{about what he will do\}. But no one knows what will happen in the future. No one can tell what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

So I saw that the best thing a person can do is to enjoy what he does. That is all he has. \{Also a person should not worry about the future.\} Why? Because no one can help that person see what will happen in the future.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what is best for a person during his short life on earth? His life passes like a shadow. No one can tell him what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember that God gives us good times and hard times. And no one knows what will happen in the future.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:1

I thought about all these things very carefully. I saw that God controls what happens to the good and wise people and the things they do. People don’t know if they will be loved or hated. And people don’t know what will happen in the future.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

A person never knows what will happen to him next. He is like a fish caught in a net—the fish does not know what will happen. He is like a bird caught in a trap—the bird does not know what will happen. In the same way, a person is trapped by the bad things that suddenly happen to him.

Matthew 24:44

So you also must be ready. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [381]} will come at a time when you don’t expect him.

Matthew 24:50

Then the master of that servant will come when the servant is not ready. It will be a time when the servant is not expecting the master.