Ecclesiastes 8:7

God's Word

They don’t know what the future will bring. So who can tell them how things will turn out?

Cross References

Esther 5:12

Haman went on to say, “What’s more, Queen Esther allowed no one except me to come with the king to the dinner she had prepared. And again tomorrow I am her invited guest together with the king.

Proverbs 24:22

because disaster will come to them suddenly. Who knows what misery both may bring?

Proverbs 27:1

Do not brag about tomorrow, because you do not know what another day may bring.

Proverbs 29:1

A person who will not bend after many warnings will suddenly be broken beyond repair.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

He never stops talking. No one knows what the future will bring, or what will happen after ⌞death⌟. Who can say!

Ecclesiastes 3:22

I saw that there’s nothing better for people to do than to enjoy their work because that is their lot ⌞in life⌟. Who will allow them to see what will happen after them?

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what may be good for mortals while they are alive, during the brief, pointless days they live? Mortals pass by like a shadow. Who will tell them about their future under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

Now, I have carefully thought about all this, and I explain it in this way: Righteous people and wise people, along with their accomplishments, are in God’s hands. No one knows whether there will be love or hatred.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows when his time will come. Like fish that are caught in a cruel net or birds caught in a snare, humans are trapped by a disaster when it suddenly strikes them.

Matthew 24:44

Therefore, you, too, must be ready because the Son of Man will return when you least expect him.

Matthew 24:50

His master will return unexpectedly.