Ecclesiastes 7:18

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.

ASV Byzantine Text

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.

Asang Khongca Bible

Pathlong ving ai ah, patawn caeng han kaom hmuen maeto loe hae ni; ue, Sithaw zii kami loe hmuennawk boih thung hoiah loih tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

He he na tuuk vaengah na kut te ke lamloh na hlah pawt ham then. Pathen aka rhih ham tah a cungkuem te a noeng.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

He he na tuuk vaengah na kut te ke lamloh na hlah pawt ham then. Pathen aka rhih ham tah a cungkuem te a noeng.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

He mea maikai nou e lalau i kela, aole hoi e hookuu i keia mai kou lima aku; no ka mea o ka mea i makau i ke Akua, oia ka mea e puka, mai ia mau mea a pau.

English Berean Standard Bible

It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Evite fè eksè ni nan yon sans ni nan yon lòt. Si ou gen krentif pou Bondye, ou p'ap tonbe nan fè eksè.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ne impie agas multum, et noli esse stultus, ne moriaris in tempore non tuo.

Bible in Basic English

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Il est bon que tu saisisses ceci et que tu ne retires point ta main de cela ; car qui craint Dieu sort de tout.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Dobréť jest, abys se onoho přídržel, a tohoto se nespouštěl; nebo kdo se bojí Boha, ujde všeho toho.

Kosraean Bible

Karinginkomyang liki ouiya inge kewa. Kom fin akfulatye God, kom ac nuna sun wo ouiya.

World Portuguese Bible

É bom que você se apegue a isso. Sim, também não retire a sua mão daquilo; pois aquele que teme a Deus sairá de tudo isso.

Romanian BTF Bible

Este bine să apuci aceasta; da, de asemenea de la aceasta nu îți retrage mâna, pentru că cel ce se teme de Dumnezeu va ieși din toate.

Brenton English Septuagint

It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဤစကားကိုစွဲလန်းကောင်း၏။ လက်မလွှတ်နှင့်။ ဘုရားသခင်ကို ကြောက်ရွံ့သောသူသည် ခပ်သိမ်းသော အမှုထဲက ထွက်မြောက်လိမ့်မည်။

Darby Translation

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Es ist gut, daß du an diesem festhältst, und auch von jenem deine Hand nicht abziehst; denn der Gottesfürchtige entgeht dem allen.

Dutch Bible 1917

Het is goed, dat gij daaraan vasthoudt, en trek ook uw hand van dit niet af; want die God vreest, dien ontgaat dat al.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Beter is, dat ge het ene vasthoudt, En het andere niet laat varen; Want wie God vreest, zal beide volbrengen.

Italian Diodati Bible

Egli è bene che tu ti attenga ad una cosa, sì però che tu non allenti la mano dall'altra; perciocchè, chi teme Iddio esce d'ogni cosa.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.

Geneva Bible 1599

Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?

Noyes Bible

It is good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yea, also, from that withdraw not thy hand. For he that feareth God shall escape all those things.

Danish Bible 1931

Det bedste er, at du fastholder det ene og ikke slipper det andet; thi den, der frygter Gud, vil undgå begge Farer.

Leeser Tanakh

It is good that thou shouldst take hold of that, and that also from this thou withdraw not thy hand; for he that feareth God will come forth out of them all.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of the one; yea, also from the other withdraw not thy hand; for he that feareth God shall discharge himself of them all.

King James Version

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

King James Version + Apocrypha

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ngươi giữ được điều nầy, ấy là tốt; mà lại cũng đừng nới tay khỏi điều kia; vì ai kính sợ Đức Chúa Trời ắt tránh khỏi mọi điều đó.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku lelei ke ke puke ki he meʻa ni: ʻio, ʻoua naʻa toʻo ho nima mei he meʻa ni he ko ia ʻoku manavahē ki he ʻOtua ʻe hao ia mei he ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē.

French Ostervald Bible

Il est bon que tu retiennes ceci, et que tu ne négliges pas cela; car celui qui craint Dieu, sort de toutes ces choses.

Esperanto Bible

Bone estas, se vi tenos vin je unu afero kaj ankaŭ de alia afero vi ne forprenos vian manon; ĉar tiu, kiu timas Dion, penas plaĉi al ĉiuj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Il est bon que tu retiennes ceci, et que tu ne négliges point cela; car celui qui craint Dieu échappe à toutes ces choses.

German Luther Bible 1912

Es ist gut, daß du dies fassest und jenes auch nicht aus deiner Hand lässest; denn wer Gott fürchtet, der entgeht dem allem.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest you should die before your time.

British English Septuagint 2012

Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest you should die before your time.

Majority Standard BIble

It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

Webster Bible

It is good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall escape from them all.

Revised Version

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E’ bene che tu t’attenga fermamente a questo, e che tu non ritragga la mano da quello; poiché chi teme Iddio evita tutte queste cose.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il est bon de retenir ceci sans négliger cela ; car celui qui craint Dieu sortira de tout cela.

Reina Valera 1909

Bueno es que tomes esto, y también de estotro no apartes tu mano; porque el que á Dios teme, saldrá con todo.

Spanish BLL

Lo mejor es agarrar bien esto sin soltar aquello; porque el que honra a Dios saldrá bien de todo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Bueno es que tomes esto, y también que no apartes de ello tu mano; porque el que a Dios teme, saldrá bien de todo ello.

Croatian Bible

Dobro je da držiš jedno, ali ni drugo ne puštaj iz ruke, jer tko se boji Boga, izbavlja se od svega.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Dobro je da držiš jedno, a drugo da ne puštaš iz ruke; jer ko se boji Boga izbaviće se od svega.

German Textbibel

Es ist gut, daß du an diesem festhaltest und auch von jenem deine Hand nicht lässest, denn wer Gott fürchtet, entgeht dem allen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

It is well for thee to hold fast by this; Also by this defile not thy hand: For to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

ט֚וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֶּאֱחֹ֣ז בָּזֶ֔ה וְגַם־מִזֶּ֖ה אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח אֶת־יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים יֵצֵ֥א אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃