Ecclesiastes 8:11 - The Scriptures 2009

¹¹ Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is filled in them to do evil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Common English Bible

¹¹ The condemnation for wicked acts isn’t carried out quickly; that’s why people dare to do evil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ For the sons of men perpetrate evils without any fear, because judgment is not pronounced quickly against the evil.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evils without any fear.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 Cross References

2 Samuel 11:15

And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriyah in the front of the toughest battle, and you shall turn away from him, and he shall be stricken and shall die.”

Job 24:23

He gives him safety, and he leans on it; yet His eyes are on their ways.

Psalm 10:4

In the pride of his face The wrongdoer does not seek Him, In all his thoughts there is no Elohim!

Psalm 10:6

He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; From generation to generation, never be in evil!”

Psalm 86:15

But You, O יהוה, Are a compassionate Ěl and showing favour, Patient and great in loving-commitment and truth.

Exodus 34:6

And יהוה passed before him and proclaimed, “יהוה ,יהוה, an Ěl compassionate and showing favour, patient, and great in loving-commitment and truth,

Exodus 8:15

And when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as יהוה had said.

Exodus 8:32

But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time too, and did not let the people go.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one event to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are filled with evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and then – to the dead!

Isaiah 26:10

The wrong finds favour, yet he shall not learn righteousness; in the land of straightforwardness he acts perversely, and does not see the excellency of יהוה.

Isaiah 57:11

“And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, that you have lied and not remembered Me, nor taken it to your heart? Have I not been silent, even from of old, and you have not feared Me?

Jeremiah 42:15

then hear the word of יהוה, O remnant of Yehuḏah! Thus said יהוה of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, ‘If you indeed set your faces to enter Mitsrayim, and shall go to sojourn there,

Jeremiah 48:11

“Mo’aḇ has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile. Therefore his flavour has stayed in him, and his fragrance is unchanged.