Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God,—for who can straighten what he hath bent?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 sweep on, or shut up, or call together, Who then shall hinder him?
Job 34:29When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth [his] face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,
Psalms 8:3When I view thy heavens, the work, of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast established,
Ecclesiastes 1:15That which is crooked, cannot be straight,—and, that which is wanting, cannot be reckoned.
Isaiah 5:12And it cometh to pass—that lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine are in their banquets,—But, the doing of Yahweh, they do not discern, And the work of his hands, have they not seen.
Isaiah 43:13Even from To-day, I, am He, And none, out of my hand, can deliver,—I work and who reverseth?
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 →