Ecclesiastes 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
Ecclesiastes 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.””
Ecclesiastes 3:17 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. ”
Ecclesiastes 3:17 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I said in my heart, `The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time <FI>is<Fi> to every matter and for every work there.'”
Ecclesiastes 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I said in my heart,God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. ”
Ecclesiastes 3:17 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I thought in mine heart, God wil iudge the iust and the wicked: for time is there for euery purpose and for euery worke.”
Ecclesiastes 3:17 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:17 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
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.
17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:17 Mean?
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