Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 I returned (A)and saw under the sun that—
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and (B)chance happen to them all.
Jeremiah 9:23
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23 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his (B)might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
Proverbs 21:30-31
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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But (B)deliverance is of the Lord.
Lamentations 3:37-38
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37 Who is he (A)who speaks and it comes to pass,
When the Lord has not commanded it?
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That (B)woe and well-being proceed?
Job 5:11-14
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11 (A)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 (B)He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
13 He catches the (C)wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,
And grope at noontime as in the night.
Ecclesiastes 3:17
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17 I said in my heart,
(A)“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every [a]purpose and for every work.”
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 desire
Ecclesiastes 3:14
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14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
(A)Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
Amos 2:14-16
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14 (A)Therefore [a]flight shall perish from the swift,
The strong shall not strengthen his power,
(B)Nor shall the mighty [b]deliver himself;
15 He shall not stand who handles the bow,
The swift of foot shall not [c]escape,
Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver himself.
16 The most [d]courageous men of might
Shall flee naked in that day,”
Says the Lord.
Psalm 147:10-11
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10 (A)He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
2 Chronicles 20:15
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15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: (A)‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, (B)for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
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Ephesians 1:11
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11 (A)In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to (B)the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
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Jeremiah 46:6
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6 “Do not let the swift flee away,
Nor the mighty man escape;
They will (A)stumble and fall
Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
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The Vanity of Selfish Toil
4 Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14-15
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14 (A)The wise man’s eyes are in his head,
But the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I myself perceived
That (B)the same event happens to them all.
15 So I said in my heart,
“As it happens to the fool,
It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?”
Then I said in my heart,
“This also is vanity.”
Psalm 33:16-17
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16 (A)No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 (B)A horse is a [a]vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
Footnotes
- Psalm 33:17 false
Deuteronomy 8:18
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18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, (A)for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, (B)that He may [a]establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
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- Deuteronomy 8:18 confirm
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Ecclesiastes 2:12
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The End of the Wise and the Fool
12 Then I turned myself to consider wisdom (A)and madness and folly;
For what can the man do who succeeds the king?—
Only what he has already (B)done.
Psalm 73:6-7
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6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (A)like a garment.
7 (B)Their [a]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
2 Samuel 17:23
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23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to (A)his house, to his city. Then he [a]put his (B)household in order, and (C)hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.
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- 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. gave charge concerning his house
2 Samuel 17:14
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14 So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For (A)the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring disaster on Absalom.
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1 Samuel 2:3-10
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3 “Talk no more so very proudly;
(A)Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of (B)knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
4 “The(C) bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even (D)the barren has borne seven,
And (E)she who has many children has become feeble.
6 “The(F) Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7 The Lord (G)makes poor and makes rich;
(H)He brings low and lifts up.
8 (I)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(J)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
(K)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
9 (L)He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the (M)wicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be (N)broken in pieces;
(O)From heaven He will thunder against them.
(P)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:10 Strength
Malachi 3:18
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18 (A)Then you shall again discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him.
Ecclesiastes 7:13
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13 Consider the work of God;
For (A)who can make straight what He has made crooked?
Job 34:29
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29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble?
And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?—
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