Ecclesiastes 3:14
I have learned that all the works which God hath made, continue for ever: we cannot add any thing, nor take away from those things which God hath made that he may be feared.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:31God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.
Psalms 64:9and their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 5:6Where there are many dreams, there are many vanities, and words without number: but do thou fear God.
Ecclesiastes 7:18Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:12-16
Mutability of Human Affairs. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken… Read the whole commentary →