Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.”
Ecclesiastes 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.”
Ecclesiastes 3:12 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.”
Ecclesiastes 3:12 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,”
Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;”
Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.”
Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
10 J’ai vu à quelle occupation Dieu soumet les fils de l’homme.
11 Il fait toute chose bonne en son temps; même il a mis dans leur cœur la pensée de l’éternité, bien que l’homme ne puisse pas saisir l’œuvre que Dieu fait, du commencement jusqu’à la fin.
12 J’ai reconnu qu’il n’y a de bonheur pour eux qu’à se réjouir et à se donner du bien-être pendant leur vie;
13 mais que, si un homme mange et boit et jouit du bien-être au milieu de tout son travail, c’est là un don de Dieu.
14 J’ai reconnu que tout ce que Dieu fait durera toujours, qu’il n’y a rien à y ajouter et rien à en retrancher, et que Dieu agit ainsi afin qu’on le craigne.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:12 Mean?
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