Ecclesiastes 9:1 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:1

1: This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God's hands, no one knows whether or not God will show them favor in this life.

Deuteronomy 33:3

  1. Indeed, you love the people; all your holy ones are in your hands. They follow in your steps and accept your instruction.

Job 12:10

  1. For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of all humanity.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

  1. And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless!

John 10:27

  1. My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
  2. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them away from me,
  3. for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. So no one can take them from me.
  4. The Father and I are one."

Job 5:8

  1. "My advice to you is this: Go to God and present your case to him.

Psalms 10:14

  1. But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You are the defender of orphans.

Isaiah 49:1

  1. Listen to me, all of you in far-off lands! The LORD called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.
  2. He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver.
  3. He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory."
  4. I replied, "But my work all seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose at all. Yet I leave it all in the LORD's hand; I will trust God for my reward."

Psalms 31:5

  1. I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God.

Psalms 37:5

  1. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.
  2. He will make your innocence as clear as the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

2 Timothy 1:12

  1. And that is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

  1. I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Malachi 3:15

  1. From now on we will say, "Blessed are the arrogant." For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them go free of harm.'"
  2. Then those who feared the LORD spoke with each other, and the LORD listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and loved to think about him.
  3. "They will be my people," says the LORD Almighty. "On the day when I act, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient and dutiful child.
  4. Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."

Ecclesiastes 7:15

  1. In this meaningless life, I have seen everything, including the fact that some good people die young and some wicked people live on and on.

Proverbs 16:3

  1. Commit your work to the LORD, and then your plans will succeed.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

  1. So I worked hard to distinguish wisdom from foolishness. But now I realize that even this was like chasing the wind.

1 Samuel 2:9

  1. He will protect his godly ones, but the wicked will perish in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.

Isaiah 26:12

  1. LORD, you will grant us peace, for all we have accomplished is really from you.

Psalms 73:3

  1. For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

  1. In my search for wisdom, I tried to observe everything that goes on all across the earth. I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.

1 Peter 1:5

  1. And God, in his mighty power, will protect you until you receive this salvation, because you are trusting him. It will be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

  1. Foolish people claim to know all about the future and tell everyone the details! But who can really know what is going to happen?

2 Samuel 15:25

  1. David instructed Zadok to take the Ark of God back into the city. "If the LORD sees fit," David said, "he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle again.
  2. But if he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him."

1 Corinthians 3:5

  1. Who is Apollos, and who is Paul, that we should be the cause of such quarrels? Why, we're only servants. Through us God caused you to believe. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.
  2. My job was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God, not we, who made it grow.
  3. The ones who do the planting or watering aren't important, but God is important because he is the one who makes the seed grow.
  4. The one who plants and the one who waters work as a team with the same purpose. Yet they will be rewarded individually, according to their own hard work.
  5. We work together as partners who belong to God. You are God's field, God's building--not ours.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

  1. Because the Teacher was wise, he taught the people everything he knew. He collected proverbs and classified them.
  2. Indeed, the Teacher taught the plain truth, and he did so in an interesting way.

Jeremiah 1:18

  1. For see, today I have made you immune to their attacks. You are strong like a fortified city that cannot be captured, like an iron pillar or a bronze wall. None of the kings, officials, priests, or people of Judah will be able to stand against you.
  2. They will try, but they will fail. For I am with you, and I will take care of you. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Psalms 73:11

  1. "Does God realize what is going on?" they ask. "Is the Most High even aware of what is happening?"
  2. Look at these arrogant people--enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
  3. Was it for nothing that I kept my heart pure and kept myself from doing wrong?
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