Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 12:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 12:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 12
11 Outre que l’Ecclésiaste fut un sage, il a encore enseigné la science au peuple, et il a examiné, sondé, mis en ordre un grand nombre de sentences.
12 L’Ecclésiaste s’est efforcé de trouver des paroles agréables; et ce qui a été écrit avec droiture, ce sont des paroles de vérité.
13 Les paroles des sages sont comme des aiguillons; et, rassemblées en un recueil, elles sont comme des clous plantés, données par un seul maître.
14 Du reste, mon fils, tire instruction de ces choses; on ne finirait pas, si l’on voulait faire un grand nombre de livres, et beaucoup d’étude est une fatigue pour le corps.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:13 Mean?
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