Ecclesiastes 8:6 “For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man…”

Ecclesiastes 8:6

For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

For to euery purpose there is a time and iudgement, because the miserie of man is great vpon him.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“to every”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 Ecclesiastes 3:17 Ecclesiastes 3:11 Ecclesiastes 7:13 Ecclesiastes 7:14

Ecclesiastes 3:1 · BSB

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:17 · BSB

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

Ecclesiastes 3:11 · BSB

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

Ecclesiastes 7:13 · BSB

Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?

Ecclesiastes 7:14 · BSB

In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.

“therefore”

Luke 19:42–44 Luke 17:26–30 Isaiah 3:11–14 Isaiah 22:12–14 Luke 13:25 Hebrews 3:7–11

Luke 19:42–44 · BSB

and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

Luke 17:26–30 · BSB

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

Isaiah 3:11–14 · BSB

Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Isaiah 22:12–14 · BSB

On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.

Luke 13:25 · BSB

After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Hebrews 3:7–11 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

Read Ecclesiastes 8