Ecclesiastes 8:11

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 8:11

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 8

⁹ All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.

¹⁰ Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

¹¹ When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

¹² Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.

¹³ Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

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