Ecclesiastes 12:14

Webster's Bible (1833)

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:16 : 16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Gospel, by Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
  • Matt 12:36 : 36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
  • Eccl 3:17 : 17 I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
  • 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
  • Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, "'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.'" 12 So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
  • Acts 17:30-31 : 30 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent, 31 because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead."
  • Ps 96:13 : 13 Before Yahweh; for he comes, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, The peoples with his truth.
  • Matt 10:26 : 26 Therefore don't be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.
  • Matt 25:31-46 : 31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; 36 naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? 38 When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?' 40 "The King will answer them, 'Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers{The word for "brothers" here may be also correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}, you did it to me.' 41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.' 44 "Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?' 45 "Then he will answer them, saying, 'Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.' 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
  • Luke 12:1-2 : 1 Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.
  • John 5:29 : 29 and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
  • Rev 20:11-15 : 11 I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. 12 I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 13 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.

  • 6 who "will pay back to everyone according to their works:"

  • 12 If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" Doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

  • Eccl 3:14-17
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    14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.

    15 That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.

    16 Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

    17 I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."

  • 12 So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

  • 10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

  • 11 For the work of a man will he render to him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

  • 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

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    35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure{TR adds "of the heart"} brings out evil things.

    36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

    37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

  • Rom 2:2-3
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    2 We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

    3 Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

    3 Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed on the housetops.

  • 17 For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.

  • Eccl 8:5-6
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    5 Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

    6 For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.

  • 14 There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

  • Eccl 9:1-2
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    1 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.

    2 All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.

  • 13 There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • 11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

  • 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

  • 16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Gospel, by Jesus Christ.

  • 21 Won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

  • 21 "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.

  • 3 Yahweh's eyes are everywhere, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

  • 29 and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.

  • Eph 5:12-13
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    12 For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

    13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that is revealed is light.

  • 4 Yahweh has made everything for its own end-- Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

  • Eccl 8:11-12
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    11 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.

    12 Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

  • 4 "'Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty of one of these.

  • 3 Do you open your eyes on such a one, And bring me into judgment with you?

  • 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.

  • 2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, But he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

  • 9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely ponder what he has done.

  • 17 If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as strangers here in reverent fear:

  • 23 For he doesn't need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.

  • 12 "Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

  • 12 There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.

  • 13 each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man's work is.

  • 14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.

  • 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

  • 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.