Ecclesiastes 3:17
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“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
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:17 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:17 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 3:1“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”Ecclesiastes 11:9“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”Ecclesiastes 9:11“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”Ecclesiastes 12:14“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”Psalms 75:2“When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.”Ecclesiastes 8:6“Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.”Job 24:1“Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?”2 Corinthians 5:10“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”Matthew 16:27“For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.”Psalms 98:9“Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.”Romans 2:5“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”2 Thessalonians 1:6“Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;”Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.”Acts 1:7“And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.”Romans 2:16“In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.”Revelation 20:11“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.”Genesis 18:25“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”Ecclesiastes 2:1“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 1:16“I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”Jeremiah 29:10“For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.”
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