Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will bring every work into judgment, 1 With everything that has been overlooked, 1 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

In Context

13Hear the end of the matter, the sum: 1 Fear God, and keep his commandments: 1 For this is the whole man. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 50:21Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, 1 Offering, and whole burnt sacrifices: 1 Then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.

Ecclesiastes 3:17And I said in my heart, 1 God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: 1 For there is a time there for every action 1 And for every work. 1

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 12:14

The Conclusion of the Whole. 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. The great enquiry which Solomon prosecutes in this book is, What is that good which the sons of men should do? ch. ii. 3 . What is the true way to true happiness, the certain means to attain our great end? He had in vain sought it among those things… Read the whole commentary →

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