Ecclesiastes 3:11

New International Reader's Version

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also given people a sense of who he is. But they can’t completely understand what God has done from beginning to end.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. There was evening, and there was morning. It was day six.

Job 11:7

“Do you know how deep the mysteries of God are? Can you discover the limits of the Mighty One’s knowledge?

Job 37:23

We can’t reach up to the Mighty One. He is lifted high because of his power. Everything he does is fair and right. So he doesn’t crush people.

Job 5:9

He does wonderful things that can’t be understood. He does miracles that can’t even be counted.

Psalm 104:24

Lord, you have made so many things! How wise you were when you made all of them! The earth is full of your creatures.

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord works everything out to the proper end. Even those who do wrong were made for a day of trouble.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I decided to study things carefully. I used my wisdom to check everything out. I looked into everything that is done on earth. What a heavy load God has put on human beings!

Ecclesiastes 11:5

You don’t know the path the wind takes. You don’t know how a baby is made inside its mother. So you can’t understand how God works either. He made everything.

Ecclesiastes 7:13

Think about what God has done. Who can make straight what he has made crooked?

Ecclesiastes 7:23

I used wisdom to test all these things. I said, “I’ve made up my mind to be wise.” But it was more than I could accomplish.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Here’s the only other thing I found. God created human beings as honest. But they’ve made many evil plans.”

Ecclesiastes 8:17

I saw everything God has done. No one can understand what happens on earth. People might try very hard to figure it out. But they still can’t discover what it all means. Wise people might claim they know. But they can’t really understand it either.

Matthew 11:27

“My Father has given all things to me. The Father is the only one who knows the Son. And the only ones who know the Father are the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to make him known.

Matthew 13:22

The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit.

Mark 7:37

People were really amazed. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes deaf people able to hear. And he makes those who can’t speak able to talk.”

Romans 1:28

They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.

Romans 11:33

How very rich are God’s wisdom and knowledge! How he judges is more than we can understand! The way he deals with people is more than we can know!

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock. His works are perfect. All his ways are right. He is faithful. He doesn’t do anything wrong. He is honest and fair.