Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But it will
King James Version
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Holman Bible
However, it will not go well with the wicked,
International Standard Version
But things will not go well for the wicked person: he will not lengthen his life like a shadow, since he has no fear before God.
A Conservative Version
But it shall not be well with a wicked man, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow, because he did not fear before God.
American Standard Version
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Amplified
But it will not be well for the evil man, nor will he lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
Bible in Basic English
But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.
Darby Translation
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.
Julia Smith Translation
And it shall not be good to the unjust one; he shall not lengthen the days as a shadow, for he feared not from before the face of God.
King James 2000
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he fears not before God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not prolong [their] days, like the shadow; because there is no fearing {God's presence}.
Modern King James verseion
But it shall not be well with the wicked, nor shall he make his days longer like a shadow; because he does not fear before God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Again, as for the ungodly, it shall not be well with him, neither shall he prolong his days: but even as a shadow, so shall he be that feareth not God.
NET Bible
But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
New Heart English Bible
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow; because he doesn't fear God.
The Emphasized Bible
but, well, shall it not be to the lawless man, neither shall he lengthen out his days like a shadow, - because he standeth not in awe before God.
Webster
But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
World English Bible
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow; because he doesn't fear God.
Youngs Literal Translation
And good is not to the wicked, and he doth not prolong days as a shadow, because he is not fearing before God.
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 8:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Although Evil Is Not Punished Swiftly, God Does Eventually Punish Sinners
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Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and he lives a long life, yet I know that it will be well with those who respect (reverence) God and worship him.
13 But it will
Names
Cross References
Job 14:2
He springs up like a flower and fades away. He is like a fleeting shadow and does not endure.
Ecclesiastes 6:12
Who knows what is good for man in this life? Are all the days of his vain life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after his existence under the sun?
Isaiah 3:11
How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them. What they have done to others will be done to them.
Job 7:6-7
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle flying back and forth. They end without hope.
Job 18:5
The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. The flame of his fire shall not shine.
Job 20:5
The success of the wicked is brief and the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
Job 21:30
They say the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, and are rescued in the day of wrath?
Psalm 11:5
Jehovah tests (examines) righteous and wicked people alike. He hates wicked people and the ones who love violence.
Psalm 39:5
Indeed, you have made the length of my days very short. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind.
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down to the corruption of the grave. Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
Psalm 144:4
Man is like a mere breath. His days are like a passing shadow.
Isaiah 30:13
For that reason your sin will be like a high wall with a bulging crack, ready to fall. All of a sudden it will fall.
Isaiah 57:21
My God has said: There is no peace for the wicked.
Malachi 3:18
Once again my people will see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between the person who serves God and the one who does not.
Matthew 13:49-50
It will be that way at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous.
John 5:29
They will return. Those who did good will have the resurrection of life. Those who did evil will receive the resurrection of judgment.
James 4:14
You do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a vapor (puff of air) that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
2 Peter 2:3
They speak evil words about you because of their extreme greed. They will exploit you with false evil words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle. Their destruction will not delay.