Ecclesiastes 3:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter and for every work.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and purpose and for every work.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ I thought to myself, God will judge both righteous and wicked people, because there’s a time for every matter and every deed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And I said in my heart: "God will judge the just and the impious, and then the time for each matter shall be."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And I said in my heart: God shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

Psalm 96:13

before the Lord, for he is coming, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his truth.

Psalm 98:9

at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 8:6

For every matter has its time and way, although the troubles of mortals lie heavy upon them.

Daniel 11:40

“At the time of the end the king of the south shall attack him. But the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen and with many ships. He shall advance against countries and pass through like a flood.

Daniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase.”

Daniel 12:9

He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are to remain secret and sealed until the time of the end.

Matthew 16:27

“For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.

John 5:22

The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,

Acts 1:7

He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

Acts 17:31

because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive due recompense for actions done in the body, whether good or evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:1

Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you.

Revelation 11:18

The nations raged, but your wrath has come, and the time for judging the dead, for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints and all who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years