Ecclesiastes 11:4-5

⁴He who watches the wind will fail to sow,

and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.

⁵As you do not know the path of the wind,

or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb,

so you cannot understand the work of God,

the Maker of all things.

— Ecclesiastes 11:4-5

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Ecclesiastes 11:5

Devo: Today's Verse

"As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things."

Diversify Your Good Works for God

Devo: Spiritual Warfare

"Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity....."

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 11:4-5

• John 3:8
• Psalm 92:5
• Ecclesiastes 8:17
• Romans 11:33
• Proverbs 20:4
• Isaiah 40:28
• Proverbs 3:27
• Psalm 139:13-16
• Psalm 104:24
• Ecclesiastes 7:24

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