37 occurrences

'One' in the Bible

All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.

Verse ConceptsDiscontentCuriosityBeing UnsatisfiedEvil EyesThe Faculty Of Hearing

No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations.

Verse ConceptsAnonymityUnknown FutureThe Pastremembrancepast

For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.

Verse ConceptsBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!

Verse ConceptsWealthBeing A BlessingEnjoyment, Lack OfBeing BlessedPromised JoyUseless EndeavourGod Judges The WickedPeople With KnowledgeGod Gives WisdomWisdomWisdom And GuidanceSaving Moneystriving

For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateUniversality Of DeathVanityAdvantagesUseless EndeavourCondition Of The BodyAnimals Having A Soulnatural Lifenatural DeathEverything Happening For A ReasonPetsThe Environmentbreathinghumanityfatebreath

So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth. This is what I saw: The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them; no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfComfortless LivesWeariness Of LifeOppressorsNo ComfortUnder The Sunoppressionoverworking

But better than both is the one who has not been born and has not seen the evil things that are done on earth.

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunBabies Sinful From Birth

Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless -- like chasing the wind.

Verse ConceptsVanityUseless EndeavourMotivationSuccess And Hard WorkCompetitionaccomplishmentsaccomplishmenthardworkstriving

For if they fall, one will help his companion up, but pity the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.

Verse ConceptsBest FriendsTragedyNot Being Alonehelphelpingpity

Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?

Verse ConceptsWarmingTwo PeopleNot Being AloneWeather In The Last Dayscoupleslieinglukewarm

Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.

Verse ConceptsCordsAn Overpowering PresencePlaitingTwo PeopleThreefoldknots

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

Verse ConceptsToo Many WordsUseless Words And ThinkingSchoolThe Power Of Wordsfate

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeTravailWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeuncertainty

It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

Verse ConceptsFear Of God, Results Of

What I have continually sought, I have not found; I have found only one upright man among a thousand, but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.

Verse ConceptsRelationship Of Men And WomenVirtuous WomanGodly WomanFinding LoveGodly ManA Good WomanBeing A Woman Of GodA Good ManMan And Womanwomancredibility

Surely the king's authority is absolute; no one can say to him, "What are you doing?"

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?AuthorityPowerThe Power Of Words

Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, so no one has power over the day of his death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.

Verse ConceptsUniversality Of DeathEuthanasiaCoping With DeathHow Death Is InevitableEvil And FreedomPrinciples Of WarSalvation By Other ThingsDeathstruggleWarGod Being In Controlpractice

While applying my mind to everything that happens in this world, I have seen all this: Sometimes one person dominates other people to their harm.

Verse ConceptsLording ItUnder The SunHurt

then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.

Verse ConceptsBeing Found OutUnder The SunWisdomGod's PlanGod's WillSunThe MindGods PlanEverything Happening For A ReasonWorking For GodKnowing GodThe Beauty Of NatureGod Turning Bad Things Into GoodWorking For The LordChanging YourselfScriptureexploringworkingefforthardworkeverythingseekingmanwisetryingThe Complexity Of Nature

So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.

Verse ConceptsGod's HandHateGodly ManEverything Happening For A Reasonaccomplishmentsaccomplishment

Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare -- just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.

Verse ConceptsDisastersThe Right TimeThe Insecurity Of The WickedWithheld KnowledgeSudden DestructionSudden EventsUnreadinessNot Knowing The FutureGod TrappingBad DaysHard TimesBirdsGod's TimingTragedyGods TimingFishGetting Through Hard Timessurprises

However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.

Verse ConceptsForgetting PeopleIndividuals Saving OthersThe Work Of The WiseSaving Moneyhealthcarerecognition

So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

Verse ConceptsLimitations Of StrengthBenefits Of WisdomPoor PeopleFamily StrengthSaving Moneystrengh

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

Verse ConceptsBenefits Of WisdomWeapons Of The BelieverFamily Conflict

One dead fly makes the perfumer's ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.

Verse ConceptsFliesflyingbugs

One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits

One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.

Verse ConceptsAccidentsSplitting WoodWoundsHurt

yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

Verse ConceptsMultiplyingWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureToo Many Words

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed -- whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.

Verse ConceptsBusynessVegetationNot Knowing The FutureAt Morning And EveningFrom Morning Till EveningCareer SuccessReaping What You SowPlanting SeedsSeedsSuccess And Hard WorkSowing Seedssowing

and the doors along the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and one is awakened by the sound of a bird, and all their songs grow faint,

Verse ConceptsNatural DeafnessWakefulnessShutting DoorsGrinding FoodFaintnessBird SoundsSingersHabitual Getting Uprelaxation

The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.

Verse ConceptsNailsSharp Tools

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