Ecclesiastes 3:17

KJ21

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.”

ASV

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.

AMP

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked,” for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and for every deed.

AMPC

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.

BRG

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.

CSB

I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every work.”

CEB

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

CJB

I said to myself, “The righteous and the wicked God will judge, because there is a right time for every intention and for every action.”

CEV

So I told myself that God has set a time and a place for everything. He will judge everyone, both the wicked and the good.

DARBY

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.

DRA

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

ERV

So I said to myself, “God has planned a time for everything, and he has planned a time to judge everything people do. He will judge good people and bad people.”

EASY

I said to myself, ‘One day, God will judge everyone, righteous people and wicked people. He has chosen a time for everything. So there is a right time when he will judge people.’

EHV

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked. Yes, there will be a time for every case to be settled before God.”

ESV

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

ESVUK

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

EXB

I said ·to myself [^Lin my heart], ·God has planned [^LThere is] a time for every ·thing [activity] and every action, so he will judge both ·good people and bad [the righteous and the evil/wicked].

GNV

I thought in mine heart, God will judge the just and the wicked: for time is there for every purpose and for every work.

I thought to myself, “God will judge righteous people as well as wicked people, because there is a specific time for every activity and every work that is done.”

GNT

I told myself, “God is going to judge the righteous and the evil alike, because every thing, every action, will happen at its own set time.”

HCSB

I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every work.”

ICB

I certainly believe that God has planned a time for every thing and every action. He will judge both good people and bad people.

ISV

I told myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work.”

JUB

I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time determined to judge every will and regarding everything that is done.

KJV

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.

AKJV

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.

LSB

I said in my heart, “God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,” for a time for every matter and for every work is there.

LEB

So I said to myself, “God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time of judgment for every deed and every work.”

TLB

I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everything man does, both good and bad.”

MSG

I took another good look at what’s going on: The very place of judgment—corrupt! The place of righteousness—corrupt! I said to myself, “God will judge righteous and wicked.” There’s a right time for every thing, every deed—and there’s no getting around it. I said to myself regarding the human race, “God’s testing the lot of us, showing us up as nothing but animals.”

MEV

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.

NOG

I thought to myself, “Elohim will judge righteous people as well as wicked people, because there is a specific time for every activity and every work that is done.”

NABRE

I said in my heart, both the just and the wicked God will judge, since a time is set for every affair and for every work.

NASB

I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked,” for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

NASB1995

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,” for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

NCB

But I remained confident in my belief that God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter and he will issue a judgment on every work.

NCV

I said to myself, God has planned a time for every thing and every action, so he will judge both good people and bad.

NET

I thought to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.”

NIRV

I said to myself, “God will judge godly and sinful people alike. He has a time for every act. He has a time to judge everything that is done.”

NIV

I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.”

NIVUK

I said to myself, ‘God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.’

NKJV

I said in my heart, “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”

NLV

I said to myself, “God will judge both the man who is right and good, and the sinful man.” For there is a time for everything to be done and a time for every work.

NLT

I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”

NRSVA