Ecclesiastes 7:24

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What does Ecclesiastes 7:24 mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:24 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 7:24

• Romans 11:33

  O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

• Isaiah 55:8-9

  For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

• 1 Timothy 6:16

  Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

• Psalms 139:6

  Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

• Job 28:28

  And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

• Job 28:12-23

  But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. …

• Job 11:7-8

  Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

• Psalms 36:6

  Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

• Deuteronomy 30:11-14

  For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

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Context

• Ecclesiastes 7:23

  All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

• Ecclesiastes 7:24

  That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

• Ecclesiastes 7:25

  I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

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