Ecclesiastes 12:14
12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- KJV
- For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- WEB
- For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
- ASV
- For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- DARBY
- For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.
- BLB
- For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- ÅB
- For hver gjerning vil Gud føre fram for dommen over alt som er skjult, enten det er godt eller ondt.
[^1]: 1MO 27, 1; 48, 10. 1KG 14, 4.
[^2]: SLM 80, 2. - OTB
- For Gud vil vurdere hver handling, inkludert alt som er skjult, enten det er godt eller ondt.
- B1930
- For hver gjerning vil Gud føre frem for dommen over alt som er skjult, enten det er godt eller ondt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Read in contextRomans 2:16
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Read in contextMatthew 12:36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Read in contextMatthew 10:26
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Read in contextRomans 14:10–12
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Read in contextLuke 12:1–2
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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