Quotes about Fate
When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
— Psalm 146:4
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
— Proverbs 1:19
The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
— Proverbs 16:4
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
— Proverbs 16:9
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
— Proverbs 16:33
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
— Ecclesiastes 2:14
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 2:15
What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
— Ecclesiastes 3:15
Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
— Ecclesiastes 6:10
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
— Ecclesiastes 7:14
Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
— Ecclesiastes 8:7
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
— Ecclesiastes 9:1