Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
In the day of good, be in good; and in the day of evil, see thou: also God made this over against this, to the end that man shall not find anything after him.
New American Standard Bible
But
God has made the one as well as the other
So that man will
King James Version
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Holman Bible
In the day of prosperity be joyful,
International Standard Version
When times are good, be joyful; when times are bad, consider this: God made the one as well as the other, so people won't seek anything outside of his best.
A Conservative Version
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider. Yea, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
American Standard Version
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him.
Amplified
In the day of prosperity be joyful,
But in the day of adversity consider that
God has made the one as well as the other,
So that man will not find out anything that will be after him.
Bible in Basic English
In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.
Darby Translation
In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing of what shall be after him.
King James 2000
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing that will come after him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In the day of prosperity, rejoice! But in the day of adversity, consider! For God made one in place of another so that mortals cannot find out what will happen {in the future}.
Modern King James verseion
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity take note that God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Use well the time of prosperity and remember the time of misfortune: For God maketh one by the other, so that a man can find nothing else.
NET Bible
In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but, in the day of misfortune, consider, - Even the one equally with the other, hath God made, to the end man might find out - after him - nothing.
Webster
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
In a day of prosperity be in gladness, And in a day of evil consider. Also this over-against that hath God made, To the intent that man doth not find anything after him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:14
Prayers for Ecclesiastes 7:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Truth For Every Situation
13 See the work of God: for who shall be able to make straight what he made it crooked? 14 In the day of good, be in good; and in the day of evil, see thou: also God made this over against this, to the end that man shall not find anything after him. 15 I saw all in the days of my vanity: there is a just one perishing in his justice, and there is an unjust one, being prolonged in his evil.
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:22
And I saw that no good more than that man shall rejoice in his works; for this is his portion: for who shall bring him to look upon what shall be after him?
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because that thou servedst not Jehovah thy God injoy and in a good heart for the multitude of all things.
Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance:
Deuteronomy 8:3
And he will humble thee, and cause thee to hunger, and will give thee to eat manna which thou knewest not, and thy fathers knew not; so that he caused thee to know that upon bread only man shall not live, but upon all going out of the mouth of Jehovah shall man live.
1 Kings 8:47
And they turned back to their heart in the land which they were carried captive there, and they turned back and supplicated to thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We sinned and acted perversely, and did evil;
1 Kings 17:17-18
And it will be after these words, the son of the woman, the lady of the house, was sick, and his sickness was very strong till that breath was not left in him.
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
And when straits were to him he besought the face of Jehovah his God, and he will humble himself greatly from before the God of his fathers.
Job 10:1-2
My soul was weary in my life; I shall leave upon me my complaint; I shall speak in the bitterness of my soul
Psalm 30:11-12
Thou didst turn my wailing to dancing to me: thou didst loose my sackcloth, and thou wilt gird me with gladness;
Psalm 40:3
And he will give a new song in my mouth, praise to our God: many shall see and fear, and they shall trust in Jehovah.
Psalm 94:12-13
Happy the man whom thou shalt chastise, O Jah: and thou wilt teach him from thy laws.
Psalm 119:71
Good for me that thou didst humble me, so that I shall learn thy laws.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
We will hear the end of all the word: Fear thou God, and watch his commands: for this is all man.
Isaiah 22:12-14
And the Lord Jehovah of armies in that day will call to weeping and to wailing, and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:
Isaiah 26:11
O Jehovah, high thy hand, they will not see: they shall see and be ashamed for their jealousy of the people; also the fire of thine enemies shall consume them.
Isaiah 42:25
And be will pour upon him the heat of his anger, and the strength of war: and it will burn him from round about, and he will not know; and it will feed upon him and he will not lay to the heart.
Jeremiah 23:20
The anger of Jehovah shall not turn back till his doing, and till his setting up the purposes of his heart: in the last of the days ye shall understand in it with understanding.
Hosea 2:6-7
Therefore, behold me hedging in thy way with thorns, and I walled a wall and she shall not find her beaten paths.
Micah 6:9
The voice of Jehovah will call to the city, and wisdom feared thy name: hear ye the rod, and who appointed it
Haggai 1:5-7
And now, thus said Jehovah of armies: Set your hearts upon your ways
Matthew 9:13
And having gone, learn what is this, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.
Luke 15:17-18
And having come to himself, he said, Many hired of my father abound in loaves, and I am perishing with hunger!
John 16:22-23
And where truly ye now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes away from you.
Acts 14:22
And supporting the souls of the disciples, beseeching to remain in the faith, that through many pressures we must come into the kingdom of God.
James 5:13
Does any suffer among you? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him play on the harp.