Ecclesiastes 3:14
I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
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2 Samuel 22:31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalms 64:9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 5:6Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
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 →