Ecclesiastes 7:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?”
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BSBPD
“What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Far off <FI>is<Fi> that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:24 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 30:11For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
- Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 28:12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
- Job 28:23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
- Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
- Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
- Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
- Isaiah 55:8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
- Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
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