Ecclesiastes 7:18

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

World English Bible ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

World English Bible Classic ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

World English Bible Updated ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

World Messianic Bible ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

[It is] good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

It is good that thou holdest fast to the one and withdrawest not thine hand from the other; for he is a yire Elohim (G-d fearer) who shall fulfill both.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

حَسَنٌ أَنْ تَتَمَسَّكَ بِهَذَا، وَأَيْضًا أَنْ لَا تَرْخِيَ يَدَكَ عَنْ ذَاكَ، لِأَنَّ مُتَّقِيَ ٱللهِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ဤစကားကိုစွဲလန်းကောင်း၏။ လက်မလွှတ်နှင့်။ ဘုရားသခင်ကို ကြောက်ရွံ့သောသူသည် ခပ်သိမ်းသော အမှုထဲက ထွက်မြောက်လိမ့်မည်။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ဤ စကားကို စွဲလန်း ကောင်း ၏။ လက် မ လွှတ် နှင့်။ ဘုရား သခင်ကို ကြောက်ရွံ့ သောသူသည် ခပ်သိမ်း သော အမှု ထဲက ထွက်မြောက် လိမ့်မည်။

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 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.

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.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

你持守这个为美，那个也不要松手；因为敬畏 神的人，必从这两样出来。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

你持守這個為美，那個也不要鬆手；因為敬畏上帝的人，必從這兩樣出來。

World Chinese Bible ☆

你抓住这个是好的；也不要从那个缩回你的手，因为敬畏上帝的人必脱离这一切。

Croatian Bible ☆

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

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

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

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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Es ist am besten, du hältst das eine fest und lässest auch das andere nicht aus der Hand; denn wer Gott fürchtet, der entgeht dem allem.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀντέχεσθαί σε ἐν τούτῳ, καί γε ἀπὸ τούτου μὴ μιάνῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου, ὅτι φοβουμένοις τὸν Θεὸν ἐξελεύσεται τὰ πάντα.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀντέχεσθαί σε ἐν τούτῳ, καί γε ἀπὸ τούτου μὴ μιάνῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου, ὅτι φοβουμένοις τὸν Θεὸν ἐξελεύσεται τὰ πάντα.

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.

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.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

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

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

טוב אשר תאחז בזה וגם מזה אל תנח את ידך כי ירא אלהים יצא את כלם׃

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.

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.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

一方をしっかりつかみ、他方からも手を放さないのが良い。神を恐れる者は、そのどちらにも捕らわれない。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

너는 이것을 잡으며 저것을 놓지 마는 것이 좋으니 하나님을 경외하는 자는 이 모든 일에서 벗어날 것임이니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

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

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

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

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

نیکو است که به این متمسک شوی و از آن نیز دست خود را برنداری زیرا هرکه از خدا بترسد، از این هر دو بیرون خواهد آمد.

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.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

É bom que retenhas isto, e também não retires tua mão disto, pois quem teme a Deus escapa de tudo isto.

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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.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Бине есте сэ ций ла ачаста, дар нич пе чялалтэ сэ н-о лашь дин мынэ, кэч чине се теме де Думнезеу скапэ дин тоате ачестя.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Хорошо, если ты будешь держаться одного и не отнимать руки от другого; потому что кто боится Бога, тот избежит всего того.

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.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Добро је да држиш једно, а друго да не пушташ из руке; јер ко се боји Бога избавиће се од свега.

Mashi Bible ☆

Kukwânîne omuntu asêze ehi buzira kuleka hira, bulyâla okenga Nyamuzinda, anabihikekwo byombi.

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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.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Es bueno tomar esto en tu mano y no apartarte de esto otro; el que tiene temor de Dios estará libre de los dos.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Bueno es que agarres una cosa sin soltar la otra, Porque el que teme a ʼElohim Sale bien con ambas cosas.

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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.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Добре чинити меш, придержуючись одного й не занедбуючи другого: хто боїться Бога, той уйде всього того.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Добре чинити меш, придержуючись одного й не занедбуючи другого: хто боїться Бога, той уйде всього того.

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.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

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