Ecclesiastes 8:17

New Century Version

I also saw all that God has done. Nobody can understand what God does here on earth. No matter how hard people try to understand it, they cannot. Even if wise people say they understand, they cannot; no one can really understand it.

Cross References

Job 5:9

God does wonders that cannot be understood; he does so many miracles they cannot be counted.

Psalm 104:24

Lord, you have made many things; with your wisdom you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

Psalm 40:5

Lord my God, you have done many miracles. Your plans for us are many. If I tried to tell them all, there would be too many to count.

Psalm 73:16

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

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I decided to use my wisdom to learn about everything that happens on earth. I learned that God has given us terrible things to face.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

You don’t know where the wind will blow, and you don’t know how a baby grows inside the mother. In the same way, you don’t know what God is doing, or how he created everything.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

God has given them a desire to know the future. He does everything just right and on time, but people can never completely understand what he is doing.

Ecclesiastes 7:13

Look at what God has done: No one can straighten what he has bent.

Isaiah 40:28

Surely you know. Surely you have heard. The Lord is the God who lives forever, who created all the world. He does not become tired or need to rest. No one can understand how great his wisdom is.

Romans 11:33

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