Ecclesiastes 3:17

In 11 translations

BSB

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

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.

WEB

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.”

ASV

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.

LSV

I said in my heart, “The righteous and the wicked God judges, for a time [is] to every matter and for every work there.”

YLT

I said in my heart, 'The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time [is] to every matter and for every work there.'

DBY

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.Elohim

DRC

And I said in my heart: God shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.

GNV

I thought in mine heart, God wil iudge the iust and the wicked: for time is there for euery purpose and for euery worke.

JPS

I said in my heart: 'The righteous and the wicked God will judge; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.'

LXXE

And I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: for there is a time there for every action and for every work.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּי־עֵ֣ת לְכָל־חֵ֔פֶץ וְעַ֥ל כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה שָֽׁם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου, σὺν τὸν δίκαιον καὶ σὺν τὸν ἀσεβῆ κρινεῖ ὁ Θεός, ὅτι καιρὸς τῷ παντὶ πράγματι καὶ ἐπὶ παντὶ τῷ ποιήματι ἐκεῖ.

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• 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
• Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to…
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6–10After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with…
• Romans 2:5–10But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” To those…
• Psalms 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
• Revelation 20:11–15Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open…
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
• Ecclesiastes 2:1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
• Daniel 12:11–13And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days. But as for you, go on your way until…
• Revelation 20:7–9When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison, and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the…
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise…
• Daniel 12:9“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.

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