Ecclesiastes 3:17 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁷ I said in my heart, 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."

Ecclesiastes 3:17 Cross References

Genesis 18:25

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

Psalm 96:13

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

Psalm 98:9

before the Lord, for he comes 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, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight 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, with 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 behold, 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 man's trouble lies heavy upon him.

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; and he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.

Daniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Daniel 12:9

He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up 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 every man for what he has done.

John 5:22

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

Acts 1:7

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.

Acts 17:31

because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all men 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 every man will receive his commendation from God.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body.

1 Thessalonians 5:1

But as to the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need to have anything written to you.

Revelation 11:18

The nations raged, but thy wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, for rewarding thy servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear thy name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

Revelation 20:2

And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,