Ecclesiastes 7:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.”

Ecclesiastes 7:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.”

Ecclesiastes 7:15 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil-doing.”

Ecclesiastes 7:15 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The whole I have considered in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer prolonging <FI>himself<Fi> in his wrong.”

Ecclesiastes 7:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“All [this] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a righteous [man] that perisheth by his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his days] by his wickedness.”

Ecclesiastes 7:15 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Beholde the worke of God: for who can make straight that which he hath made crooked?”

Ecclesiastes 7:15 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:15 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7

13 Regarde l’œuvre de Dieu: qui pourra redresser ce qu’il a courbé?

14 Au jour du bonheur, sois heureux, et au jour du malheur, réfléchis: Dieu a fait l’un comme l’autre, afin que l’homme ne découvre en rien ce qui sera après lui.

15 J’ai vu tout cela pendant les jours de ma vanité. Il y a tel juste qui périt dans sa justice, et il y a tel méchant qui prolonge son existence dans sa méchanceté.

16 Ne sois pas juste à l’excès, et ne te montre pas trop sage: pourquoi te détruirais-tu?

17 Ne sois pas méchant à l’excès, et ne sois pas insensé: pourquoi mourrais-tu avant ton temps?

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:15 Mean?

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