Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”

Ecclesiastes 7:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked?”

Ecclesiastes 7:13 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”

Ecclesiastes 7:13 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“See the work of God, For who is able to make straight that which He made crooked?”

Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what he hath made crooked?”

Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.”

Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7

11 Buena es la ciencia con herencia; y más á los que ven el sol.

12 Porque escudo es la ciencia, y escudo es el dinero: mas la sabiduría excede en que da vida á sus poseedores.

13 Mira la obra de Dios; porque ¿quién podrá enderezar lo que él torció?

14 En el día del bien goza del bien; y en el día del mal considera. Dios también hizo esto delante de lo otro, porque el hombre no halle nada tras de él.

15 Todo esto he visto en los días de mi vanidad. Justo hay que perece por su justicia, y hay impío que por su maldad alarga [sus días].

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:13 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:13 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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