Ecclesiastes 8:17

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I also saw that no one can understand all that God does. People can try and try to understand the things that happen here on earth, but they cannot. There may be wise people who claim to understand the meaning of these things, but they are wrong. No one can understand it all.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:11

God gave us the ability to think about his world, but we can never completely understand everything he does. And yet, he does everything at just the right time.

Romans 11:33

Yes, God’s riches are very great! His wisdom and knowledge have no end! No one can explain what God decides. No one can understand his ways.

Psalm 73:16

I tried hard to understand all this, but it was too hard for me.

Isaiah 40:28

Surely you know the truth. Surely you have heard. The Lord is the God who lives forever! He created all the faraway places on earth. He does not get tired and weary. You cannot learn all he knows.

Job 5:9

People cannot understand the wonderful things God does. His miracles are too many to count.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

You don’t know where the wind blows. And you don’t know how a baby grows in its mother’s womb. In the same way, you don’t know what God will do—and he makes everything happen.

Psalm 40:5

Lord my God, you have done many amazing things! You have made great plans for us—too many to list. I could talk on and on about them, because there are too many to count.

Psalm 104:24

Lord, you created so many things! With your wisdom you made them all. The earth is full of the living things you made.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I decided to study and to use my wisdom to learn about everything that is done in this life. I learned that it is a very hard thing that God has given us to do.

Ecclesiastes 7:13

Look at what God has made. You cannot change a thing, even if you think it is wrong.