Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man’s trouble is heavy upon him.

King James Version

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

Holman Bible

For every activity there is a right time and procedure, even though man’s troubles are heavy on him.

International Standard Version

Indeed, there is an appropriate time and a response for every circumstance, since human misery weighs heavily upon him.

A Conservative Version

For to every purpose there is a time and decision, although the distress of man is great upon him.

American Standard Version

for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

Amplified


For there is a proper time and [appropriate] procedure for every delight,
Though mankind’s misery and trouble lies heavily upon him [who rebels against the king].

Bible in Basic English

For every purpose there is a time and a decision, because the sorrow of man is great in him.

Darby Translation

For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;

Julia Smith Translation

To every inclination there is time and judgment; for man's evil is great upon him.

King James 2000

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is heavy upon him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For there is a [proper] time and right [procedure] for every matter, even though the trouble of man [weighs] heavy upon him.

Modern King James verseion

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great on him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For everything will have opportunity and judgment, and this the thing that maketh men full of carefulness and sorrow.

NET Bible

For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

For, to every pursuit, there is a time and a manner, - when, the vexation of man, is great concerning it.

Webster

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
there is
ישׁ 
Yesh 
is, be, have, there,
Usage: 135

עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

and judgment
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

is great
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

References

Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

Obedience To The King

5 He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure. 6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man’s trouble is heavy upon him. 7 If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen?



Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,” for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

Ecclesiastes 7:13-14

Consider the work of God,
For who is able to straighten what He has bent?

Ecclesiastes 11:9-1

Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

Isaiah 3:11-14

Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him,
For what he deserves will be done to him.

Isaiah 22:12-14

Therefore in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing,
To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth.

Luke 13:25

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Luke 17:26-30

And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

Luke 19:42-44

saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

Hebrews 3:7-11

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,
Today if you hear His voice,

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