Ecclesiastes 12:14 (DBY)

Passage

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.

Nearby Context

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "bring", "judgment", "secret", "whether", "good", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "bring", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Let us hear the end of the...", giving immediate footing for "shall" and "bring". In Ecclesiastes context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "bring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.