Job 33:13
“Why do you complain against Him?
That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.
Job 40:2
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
Isaiah 45:9
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?
Deuteronomy 29:29
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things which are revealed and disclosed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may do all of the words of this law.
Job 9:14
“How can I answer Him [and plead my case],
Choosing my words [to reason] with Him?
Job 15:25-26
“Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And behaves arrogantly against
Psalm 62:11
God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
Jeremiah 50:24
“I set a trap for you and you also were caught, O Babylon,
And you did not know it;
You have been found and also seized
Because you have struggled against the Lord.”
Ezekiel 22:14
Can your heart (courage) endure, or can your hands be strong in the days that I will deal with you? I the Lord have spoken, and will act.
Daniel 4:35
“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing.
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth;
And no one can hold back His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’
Matthew 20:15
Acts 1:7
He said to them,
Acts 5:39
but if it is of God [and it appears that it is], you will not be able to stop them; or else you may even be found fighting against God!”
Acts 9:4-5
and he fell to the ground and heard a voice [from heaven] saying to him,
Romans 11:34
For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor?
1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Strive
Giveth not account
Bible References
Strive
“How can I answer Him [and plead my case],
Choosing my words [to reason] with Him?
“Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And behaves arrogantly against
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?
“I set a trap for you and you also were caught, O Babylon,
And you did not know it;
You have been found and also seized
Because you have struggled against the Lord.”
Giveth not account
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing.
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth;
And no one can hold back His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’