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Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Berean Standard Bible
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Ecclesiastes 12:13 in other translations
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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.
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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In context
10 The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
12 And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
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