¹³The end of the matter; all has been heard. ^wFear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.³ ¹⁴For ^xGod will bring every deed into judgment, with⁴ every secret thing, whether good or evil.

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Ecclesiastes 12:13: The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

Footnotes

3Or the duty of all mankind
4Or into the judgment on

Cross references

wch. 5:7; Deut. 6:2; 10:12
xch. 11:9; Job 19:29; Matt. 12:36; Acts 17:31; Rom. 2:16; 14:10, 12; 1 Cor. 4:5; [ch. 3:15, 17; Gen. 18:25; Ps. 58:11]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now all has been heard;

here is the conclusion of the matter:

Fear God and keep his commandments,

for this is the duty of all mankind.

For God will bring every deed into judgment,

including every hidden thing,

whether it is good or evil.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity. For God will bring every act to judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

NLTNew Living Translation

That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now that all has been heard, here is the final conclusion:

Fear God and obey his commandments,

for this is the whole duty of man.

For God will bring every deed into judgment,

including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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