48 Bible Verses about fate

Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

If these men have the common death of men, or if the natural fate of all men overtakes them, then the Lord has not sent me.

O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)

Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.

But your mind is troubled by the number of your guides: let them now come forward for your salvation: the measurers of the heavens, the watchers of the stars, and those who are able to say from month to month what things are coming on you.

It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

At his fate those of the west are shocked, and those of the east are overcome with fear.

Those who see you will be looking on you with care, they will be in deep thought, saying, Is this the troubler of the earth, the shaker of kingdoms?

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!

This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

But as for you who have given up the Lord, who have no care for my holy mountain, who get ready a table for Chance, and make offerings of mixed wine to Fate;

This is your fate, the part measured out to you by me, says the Lord, because you have put me out of your memory and put your faith in what is false.

This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.

And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.

This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.

So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.

The Lord is unkind to my soul, more than all the daughters of my town.

And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

See, all you who make a fire, arming yourselves with burning branches: go in the flame of your fire, and among the branches you have put a light to. This will you have from my hand, you will make your bed in sorrow.

Then Mordecai sent this answer back to Esther: Do not have the idea that you in the king's house will be safe from the fate of all the Jews.

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

The land by the sea will be for the rest of the children of Judah; by the sea they will give their flocks food: in the houses of Ashkelon they will take their rest in the evening; for the Lord their God will take them in hand and their fate will be changed.

For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?

But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.

And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:

No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.