Ecclesiastes 1:15

New Century Version

If something is crooked, you can’t make it straight. If something is missing, you can’t say it is there.

Cross References

Job 11:6

and tell you the secrets of wisdom, because wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.

Job 34:29

But if God keeps quiet, who can blame him? If he hides his face, who can see him? God still rules over both nations and persons alike.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that everything God does will continue forever. People cannot add anything to what God has done, and they cannot take anything away from it. God does it this way to make people respect him.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I studied and tried very hard to find wisdom, to find some meaning for everything. I learned that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a fool.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley should be raised up, and every mountain and hill should be made flat. The rough ground should be made level, and the rugged ground should be made smooth.

Jeremiah 13:23

Can a person from Cush change the color of his skin? Can a leopard change his spots? In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good, because you are accustomed to doing evil.

Lamentations 3:37

Nobody can speak and have it happen unless the Lord commands it.

Daniel 4:35

People on earth are not truly important. God does what he wants with the powers of heaven and the people on earth. No one can stop his powerful hand or question what he does.

Matthew 6:27

You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.