Cross references
Ecclesiastes 8:17
I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
Ecclesiastes 8:17 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ecclesiastes 3:11 (9 votes) and Psalm 73:16 (6 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Job 5 to Romans 11.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 8:17 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Ecclesiastes 3:119 votes
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
- Psalm 73:166 votes
When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
- Romans 11:335 votes
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- Job 5:94 votes
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Job 11:7–94 votes
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? …
- Ecclesiastes 7:23–244 votes
All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me. What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?
- Isaiah 40:284 votes
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
- Psalm 40:53 votes
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
- Proverbs 30:3–43 votes
I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One. Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
- Ecclesiastes 11:53 votes
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
- Psalm 104:242 votes
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 8:17?
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