Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:”
Ecclesiastes 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.”
Ecclesiastes 8:12 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him:”
Ecclesiastes 8:12 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred <FI>times<Fi> , and prolonging <FI>himself<Fi> for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.”
Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his [days], yet I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, because they fear before him;”
Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though a sinner doe euill an hundreth times, and God prolongeth his dayes, yet I knowe that it shalbe well with them that feare the Lord, and doe reuerence before him.”
Ecclesiastes 8:12 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8
10 Alors j’ai vu des méchants recevoir la sépulture et entrer dans leur repos, et ceux qui avaient agi avec droiture s’en aller loin du lieu saint et être oubliés dans la ville. C’est encore là une vanité.
11 Parce qu’une sentence contre les mauvaises actions ne s’exécute pas promptement, le cœur des fils de l’homme se remplit en eux du désir de faire le mal.
12 Cependant, quoique le pécheur fasse cent fois le mal et qu’il y persévère longtemps, je sais aussi que le bonheur est pour ceux qui craignent Dieu, parce qu’ils ont de la crainte devant lui.
13 Mais le bonheur n’est pas pour le méchant, et il ne prolongera point ses jours, pas plus que l’ombre, parce qu’il n’a pas de la crainte devant Dieu.
14 Il est une vanité qui a lieu sur la terre: c’est qu’il y a des justes auxquels il arrive selon l’œuvre des méchants, et des méchants auxquels il arrive selon l’œuvre des justes. Je dis que c’est encore là une vanité.
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