11 translations · Hebrew
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:14 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
- KJV King James Version
- For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- For every work God brings into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- God is going to judge us for everything we do, including what we do secretly, whether good or bad.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And all things that are done, God will bring into judgment for every error, whether it be good or evil.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | kî | For | H3588 כִּי for |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | every | H3605 כֹּל all |
| מַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה | ma·‘ă·śeh | deed | H4639 מַעֲשֶׂה deed: work |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| יָבִ֥א | yā·ḇi | will bring | H935 בּוֹא to come (in): come |
| בְמִשְׁפָּ֖ט | ḇə·miš·pāṭ | into judgment | H4941 מִשְׁפָּט justice: judgement |
| עַ֣ל | ‘al | along with | H5921 עַל upon |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | thing | H3605 כֹּל all |
| נֶעְלָ֑ם | ne‘·lām | every hidden | H5956 עָלַם to conceal |
| אִם־ | ’im- | whether | H518 אִם if |
| ט֖וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | good | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | or | H518 אִם if |
| רָֽע׃ | rā‘ | evil | H7451 רַע bad: harmful |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
- Romans 2:16
in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
- Matthew 12:36
I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
- Matthew 10:26
Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.
- Romans 14:10–12
But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’” So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and 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.
- Luke 12:1–2
Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.
- Ecclesiastes 3:17
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.”
- John 5:29
and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Read all of Ecclesiastes 12 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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