Ecclesiastes 6:10

New International Reader's Version

God has already planned what now exists. He has already decided what a human being is. No one can argue with someone who is stronger.

Cross References

Genesis 3:9

But the Lord God called out to the man. “Where are you?” he asked.

Job 33:13

Why do you claim that God never answers anybody’s questions?

Job 40:2

“I am the Mighty One. Will the man who argues with me correct me? Let him who brings charges against me answer me!”

Job 9:32

“God isn’t a mere human being like me. I can’t answer him. We can’t take each other to court.

Psalm 103:15

The life of human beings is like grass. People grow like the flowers in the field.

Psalm 39:6

People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, wise saying or plan can succeed against the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 3:15

Everything that now exists has already been. And what is coming has existed before. God will judge those who treat others badly.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The more words people use, the less meaning there is. And that doesn’t help anyone.

Jeremiah 49:19

“I will be like a lion coming up from the bushes by the Jordan River. I will hunt in rich grasslands. I will chase you from your land in an instant. What nation will I choose to do this? Which one will I appoint? Is anyone like me? Who would dare to argue with me? What leader can stand against me?”

1 Corinthians 10:22

Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?