Ecclesiastes 3:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 3:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.”
Ecclesiastes 3:14 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him. ”
Ecclesiastes 3:14 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.”
Ecclesiastes 3:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I know that whateverGod doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; andGod doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him. ”
Ecclesiastes 3:14 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I knowe that whatsoeuer God shall doe, it shalbe for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it can none diminish: for God hath done it, that they should feare before him.”
Ecclesiastes 3:14 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:14 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
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.
15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:14 Mean?
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