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
Read Ecclesiastes 3:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Aquello que fué, ya es: y lo que ha de ser, fué ya; y Dios restaura lo que pasó.
16 Vi más debajo del sol: en lugar del juicio, allí la impiedad; y en lugar de la justicia, allí la iniquidad.
17 Y dije yo en mi corazón: Al justo y al impío juzgará Dios; porque allí hay tiempo á todo lo que se quiere y sobre todo lo que se hace.
18 Dije en mi corazón, en orden á la condición de los hijos de los hombres, que Dios los probaría, para que así echaran de ver ellos mismos que son [semejantes] á las bestias.
19 Porque el suceso de los hijos de los hombres, y el suceso del animal, el mismo suceso es: como mueren los unos, así mueren los otros; y una misma respiración tienen todos; ni tiene más el hombre que la bestia: porque todo es vanidad.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:17 Mean?
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