Ecclesiastes 8:11 meaning and explanation
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The Teacher is a wisdom figure observing life "under the sun." In this chapter he has described wicked people who went in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city after their deaths. Verse 11 gives a reason such things continue: when a wrong is not punished promptly, the human heart takes courage.
Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.