Ecclesiastes 3:17
Parallel Translations


NASB: I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed is there. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: I thought to myself, "God will judge righteous people as well as wicked people, because there is a specific time for every activity and every work that is done." (GOD'S WORD®)
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.
ASV: 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.
BBE: I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.
DBY: 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.
JPS: I said in my heart: 'The righteous and the wicked God will judge; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.'
WBS: 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.
WEB: 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."
YLT: I said in my heart, 'The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time [is] to every matter and for every work there.'

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