King James Version (KJV)

Ecclesiastes 12:13

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.”

Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 12

The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.

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

Reflections on life’s meaning and the pursuit of lasting purpose in God.