Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live. ”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:12 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:12 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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