Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked?
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
In Context
Cross References
Job 11:10If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
Job 34:29When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,
Psalms 8:3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained,
Ecclesiastes 1:15That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.
Isaiah 5:12The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of the LORD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
Isaiah 43:13Yes, since the day was, I am he. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?”
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →