Ecclesiastes 8:7
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7 (A)For he does not know what will happen;
So who can tell him when it will occur?
Ecclesiastes 9:12
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12 For (A)man also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are (B)snared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.
Ecclesiastes 10:14
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14 (A)A fool also multiplies words.
No man knows what is to be;
Who can tell him (B)what will be after him?
Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for man in life, [a]all the days of his [b]vain life which he passes like (A)a shadow? (B)Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit. the number of the days
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 futile
Proverbs 24:22
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22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
Matthew 24:50
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50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is (A)not aware of,
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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The Day of the Lord
5 But concerning (A)the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that (B)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (C)sudden destruction comes upon them, (D)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
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Matthew 25:6-13
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6 “And at midnight (A)a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and (B)trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and (C)the door was shut.
11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, (D)‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (E)I do not know you.’
13 (F)“Watch therefore, for you (G)know neither the day nor the hour [b]in which the Son of Man is coming.
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- Matthew 25:6 NU omits is coming
- Matthew 25:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
Matthew 24:44
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44 (A)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 (A)So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for (B)that is his [a]heritage. (C)For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
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- Ecclesiastes 3:22 portion or lot
Proverbs 29:1
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Happy Is He Who Keeps the Law
29 He(A) who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,
Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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