Ecclesiastes 3:17 - Compare All Versions

Ecclesiastes 3:16-18 MSG (The Message)

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.”

Ecclesiastes 3:17 KJV (King James Version)

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.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 NCV (New Century Version)

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

Ecclesiastes 3:17 ASV (American Standard Version)

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.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 NIV (New International Version)

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.”

Ecclesiastes 3:17 NKJV (New King James Version)

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.”

Ecclesiastes 3:17 AMP (Amplified Bible)

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.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 NLT (New Living Translation)

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

Ecclesiastes 3:17 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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.