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Ecclesiastes 12:13

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 12:13

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

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KJV

King 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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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.

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ASV

American Standard Version

[This is] the end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole [duty] of man.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 12

11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

12 And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

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Berean Standard Bible · Public domain
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King James Version · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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World English Bible · Public domain
Protestant edition, 66 books, American spelling; uses LORD/GOD for the divine name. Text supplied by eBible.org.

American Standard Version · Public domain
American Standard Version (1901). Text supplied by eBible.org.

Berean Literal Bible · Public domain
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