Ecclesiastes 3:17

17 I said in my heart, 1God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is 2a time for every matter and for every work.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 In-Context

15 That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.
16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.
17 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.
18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.
19 For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 16:27; 2 Corinthians 5:10; See Romans 2:6-11; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
  • 2. ver. 1; Ecclesiastes 8:6
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