Ecclesiastes 7:13
New Living Translation
13 Accept the way God does things,
for who can straighten what he has made crooked?
Ecclesiastes 1:15
New Living Translation
15 What is wrong cannot be made right.
What is missing cannot be recovered.
Job 12:14
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14 What he destroys cannot be rebuilt.
When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.
Isaiah 5:12
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12 They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties—
lyre and harp, tambourine and flute—
but they never think about the Lord
or notice what he is doing.
Ephesians 1:11
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11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,[a] for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
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- 1:11 Or we have become God’s inheritance.
Isaiah 14:27
New Living Translation
27 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has spoken—
who can change his plans?
When his hand is raised,
who can stop him?”
Ecclesiastes 3:11
New Living Translation
11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.
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Romans 9:19
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19 Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?”
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Romans 9:15
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15 For God said to Moses,
“I will show mercy to anyone I choose,
and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”[a]
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Isaiah 46:10-11
New Living Translation
10 Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
11 I will call a swift bird of prey from the east—
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and I will do it.
Isaiah 43:13
New Living Translation
13 “From eternity to eternity I am God.
No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.
No one can undo what I have done.”
Psalm 107:43
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43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart;
they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
Job 37:14
New Living Translation
14 “Pay attention to this, Job.
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
Daniel 4:35
New Living Translation
35 All the people of the earth
are nothing compared to him.
He does as he pleases
among the angels of heaven
and among the people of the earth.
No one can stop him or say to him,
‘What do you mean by doing these things?’
Psalm 8:3
New Living Translation
3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—
Job 34:29
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29 But if he chooses to remain quiet,
who can criticize him?
When he hides his face, no one can find him,
whether an individual or a nation.
Job 11:10
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10 If God comes and puts a person in prison
or calls the court to order, who can stop him?
Job 9:12
New Living Translation
12 If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him?
Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?’
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