Ecclesiastes 3:17

Modern English Version

I thought in my heart: “God will bring judgment to the righteous and the wicked, for there is an appropriate time for every matter and deed.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be treated like the wicked; far be it from You. Should not the Judge of all the earth do right?”

Psalm 96:13

before the Lord, for He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9

before 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 spoke in my heart saying, “I have been great and increased in wisdom more than anyone else who has been before me in Jerusalem, and my heart has observed great 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 in 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

And I said in my heart, “Come, and I will test you with selfish pleasures; enjoy your desires.” And notice that this too is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a specific time for everything, and an appropriate time for every matter under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 8:6

For every matter there is a proper time and just way, though a person’s distress weighs heavily on him.

Daniel 11:40

“At the time of the end the king of the South shall push at him. But the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships. And he shall enter the countries and shall overflow them and pass over.

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

And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man shall come with His angels in the glory of His Father, and then He will repay every man according to his works.

John 5:22

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

Acts 1:7

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

Acts 17:31

For He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed, having given assurance of this to all men by raising Him from the dead.”

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the purposes of the hearts. Then everyone will have commendation from God.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his recompense in the body, according to what he has done, whether it was good or bad.

1 Thessalonians 5:1

Concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that I write to you.

Revelation 11:18

The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, and the time has come for the dead to be judged, and to reward Your servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, small and great, and to destroy 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 one thousand years.