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 Ce qui est a déjà été, et ce qui sera a déjà été, et Dieu ramène ce qui est passé.
16 J’ai encore vu sous le soleil qu’au lieu établi pour juger il y a de la méchanceté, et qu’au lieu établi pour la justice il y a de la méchanceté.
17 J’ai dit en mon cœur: Dieu jugera le juste et le méchant; car il y a là un temps pour toute chose et pour toute œuvre.
18 J’ai dit en mon cœur, au sujet des fils de l’homme, que Dieu les éprouverait, et qu’eux-mêmes verraient qu’ils ne sont que des bêtes.
19 Car le sort des fils de l’homme et celui de la bête sont pour eux un même sort; comme meurt l’un, ainsi meurt l’autre, ils ont tous un même souffle, et la supériorité de l’homme sur la bête est nulle; car tout est vanité.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:17 Mean?
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