Ecclesiastes 6:10

New Living Translation

Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.

Cross References

Genesis 3:9

Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

Job 33:13

So why are you bringing a charge against him? Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?

Job 40:2

“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”

Job 9:32

“God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.

Psalm 103:15

Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

Psalm 39:6

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.

Proverbs 21:30

No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 3:15

What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

Jeremiah 49:19

I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, leaping on the sheep in the pasture. I will chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint the leader of my choice. For who is like me, and who can challenge me? What ruler can oppose my will?”

1 Corinthians 10:22

What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?