Ecclesiastes 3:14
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14 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; (A)nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.
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James 1:17
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17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a]
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- James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning
Psalm 33:11
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11 (A)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
Romans 11:36
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36 For (A)from him and through him and to him are all things. (B)To him be glory forever. Amen.
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Acts 5:39
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39 but (A)if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You (B)might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,
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Proverbs 30:6
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6 (A)Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Proverbs 21:30
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30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
Ephesians 3:11
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11 This was (A)according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
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Acts 4:28
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28 (A)to do whatever your hand and (B)your plan had predestined to take place.
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John 19:10-11
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10 So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered him, (A)“You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore (B)he who delivered me over to you (C)has the greater sin.”
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Daniel 11:2-4
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2 “And now I will show you (A)the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece. 3 Then (B)a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and (C)do as he wills. 4 And as soon as he has arisen, (D)his kingdom shall be broken and divided (E)toward the (F)four winds of heaven, but (G)not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.
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Daniel 4:34-35
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Nebuchadnezzar Restored
34 (A)At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and (B)my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored (C)him who lives forever,
(D)for his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and (E)his kingdom endures from generation to generation;
35 (F)all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and (G)he does according to his will among the host of heaven
and among the inhabitants of the earth;
(H)and none can stay his hand
or (I)say to him, “What have you done?”
Isaiah 59:18-19
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18 (A)According to their deeds, so will he repay,
wrath to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies;
(B)to the coastlands he will render repayment.
19 (C)So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west,
and his glory from the rising of the sun;
(D)for he will come like a rushing stream,[a]
which the wind of the Lord drives.
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- Isaiah 59:19 Hebrew a narrow river
Isaiah 46:10
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10 (A)declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, (B)‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
Isaiah 10:12-15
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12 (A)When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, (B)he[a] will punish the speech[b] of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. 13 (C)For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I remove the boundaries of peoples,
and plunder their treasures;
like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.
14 My hand has found like a nest
the wealth of the peoples;
and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken,
so I have gathered all the earth;
and there was none that moved a wing
or opened the mouth or chirped.”
15 Shall (D)the axe boast over him who hews with it,
or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it?
As if a rod should wield him who lifts it,
or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!
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- Isaiah 10:12 Hebrew I
- Isaiah 10:12 Hebrew fruit
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
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12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and (A)prolongs his life, yet I know that (B)it will be well with (C)those who fear God, because they fear before him. 13 But it will (D)not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like (E)a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
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Ecclesiastes 7:18
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18 It is good that you should take hold of (A)this, and from (B)that (C)withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.
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Ecclesiastes 5:7
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7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity;[a] but[b] (A)God is the one you must fear.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:7 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or For when dreams and vanities increase, words also grow many; but
Proverbs 19:21
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21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.
Psalm 119:90-91
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90 Your (A)faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have (B)established the earth, and it (C)stands fast.
91 By your (D)appointment they stand this day,
for all things are your servants.
Psalm 76:10
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10 Surely (A)the wrath of man shall praise you;
the remnant[a] of wrath you will put on like a belt.
Footnotes
- Psalm 76:10 Or extremity
Psalm 64:9
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Revelation 15:4
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4 (A)Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are (B)holy.
(C)All nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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