Ecclesiastes 9:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.”
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“For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these <FI>are<Fi> the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 9:12 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 18:8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
- Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
- Proverbs 6:15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
- Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
- Proverbs 24:22For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
- Proverbs 29:6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
- Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
- Ecclesiastes 8:8As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
- Isaiah 30:13this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!
- Ezekiel 32:3This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.
- Hosea 7:12As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.
- Habakkuk 1:14You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Luke 12:39But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
- Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Luke 19:42and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
- Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- 2 Corinthians 6:2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- 2 Timothy 2:26Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
- 1 Peter 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
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