Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.
New American Standard Bible
For I have taken all this to my heart and explain
King James Version
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
International Standard Version
In light of all of this, I committed myself to explain it this way: the righteous and the wise, along with everything they do, are in the hands of God. Furthermore, as to love and hate, no human being knows everything concerning them.
A Conservative Version
For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God. No man understands, either love or hatred. All is before them.
American Standard Version
For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.
Amplified
For I have taken all this to heart, exploring and examining it all, how the righteous (those in right standing with God) and the wise and their deeds are in the hands of God. No man knows whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.
Bible in Basic English
All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.
Darby Translation
For all this I laid to my heart and indeed to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.
Julia Smith Translation
For all this I gave to my heart, and to examine all this, that the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of God: also love, also hatred, no man shall know of all before them.
King James 2000
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So all this I laid to my heart, and I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, [are] in the hand of God. So no one knows anything that will [come] to them, whether [it will be] love or hatred.
Modern King James verseion
For all this I took to heart, even to make all this clear, that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. No man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For all these things purposed I in my mind to seek out. The righteous and wise, yea and their servants also are in the hand of God: and there is no man that knoweth either love or hate, but all things are before them.
NET Bible
So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.
New Heart English Bible
For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.
The Emphasized Bible
For, unto all this, I applied my heart, and, my heart, considered all this, that, the righteous and the wise and their servants, were in the hand of God, - neither love nor hatred, could any man know, every one, was before Him.
Webster
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
World English Bible
For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.
Youngs Literal Translation
But all this I have laid unto my heart, so as to clear up the whole of this, that the righteous and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God, neither love nor hatred doth man know, the whole is before them.
Interlinear
Nathan
Leb
Yad
Yada`
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 9:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Same Fate'Death'Awaits Everyone
1 Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:3
All Your
and they assemble
Each receives Your words.
Ecclesiastes 8:14
There is a futility that is done on the earth: there are righteous people who get what the actions of the wicked deserve,
1 Samuel 2:9
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
2 Samuel 15:25-26
Then the king instructed Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city.
Job 5:8
and would present my case to Him.
Job 12:10
as well as the breath of all mankind.
Psalm 10:14
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 31:5
You redeem
Psalm 37:5-6
trust in Him, and He will act,
Psalm 73:3
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 73:11-13
Does the Most High know everything?”
Proverbs 16:3
and your plans will be achieved.
Ecclesiastes 1:17
I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge,
Ecclesiastes 7:15
In my futile life
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and seek wisdom
Ecclesiastes 8:16
When I applied my mind to know wisdom
Ecclesiastes 10:14
No one knows what will happen,
and who can tell anyone what will happen after him?
Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.
Isaiah 26:12
for You have also done all our work for us.
Isaiah 49:1-4
distant peoples, pay attention.
The Lord called
He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.
Jeremiah 1:18-19
Today, I am the One who has made you a fortified city,
Malachi 3:15-18
So now we consider the arrogant
John 10:27-30
1 Corinthians 3:5-15
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given.
2 Timothy 1:12
and that is why I suffer
1 Peter 1:5
You are being protected by God’s power