Ecclesiastes 7:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 7:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 7:13 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 7:13 — KJV
“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”
— Ecclesiastes 7:13 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:13 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:13
“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:13: work, god, can
“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. created...: Heb. created to make”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:13: work, god, make
“And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:13: work, can, make
“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:13: god, make, hath
“And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:13: god, make, hath
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