# Ecclesiastes 12.14

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**Book:** [Ecclesiastes](/codex/ecclesiastes/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 12. And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13. This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
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> **14. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.** (Ecclesiastes 12:12-14, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 12. Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 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.
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> **14. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.** (Ecclesiastes 12:12-14, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 12. And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. <sup>study: or, reading</sup> 13. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. <sup>Let: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is</sup>
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> **14. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.** (Ecclesiastes 12:12-14, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 12. And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh. 13. The end of the whole matter let us hear:, 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this [is] the whole of man.
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> **14. For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'** (Ecclesiastes 12:12-14, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Irrevocability](/codex/argument-from-irrevocability/)
- [Argument from the Demand to Be Witnessed](/codex/argument-from-the-demand-to-be-witnessed/)

**Concepts:**

- [Eschatology](/codex/eschatology/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.