Ecclesiastes 8:11
11 kBecause the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 When evil people are not punished right away, it makes others want to do evil, too.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 When a sentence against a crime isn’t carried out quickly, people are encouraged to commit crimes.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 Because sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the human heart is fully set to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 Because sentence against an evil deed is not carried out quickly, the heart of humans fills up within them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 Sometimes the sentence for a crime isn’t carried out quickly. So people make plans to commit even more crimes.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil.