Ecclesiastes 8:12
“Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 8:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
weil ein Sünder hundertmal Böses tut und doch seine Tage verlängert obgleich ich weiß, daß es denen, die Gott fürchten, wohlgehen wird, weil sie sich vor ihm fürchten;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Bien que el pecador haga mal cien veces, y le sea dilatado el castigo, con todo yo también sé que los que á Dios temen tendrán bien, los que temieren ante su presencia;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ainda que um pecador faça o mal cem vezes e sua vida se prolongue, mesmo assim eu sei, que as coisas boas acontecerão aos que temem a Deus, aos que temerem diante da sua face.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mesmo que um pecador faça o mal centenas de vezes e viva por muito tempo, sei que as coisas irão bem para aqueles que respeitam a Deus, que honram a Sua Presença com eles.
📖 Ecclesiastes 8:12 in Context
10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
11Because 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.
12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
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