Ecclesiastes 1:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”

Ecclesiastes 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.”

Ecclesiastes 1:15 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”

Ecclesiastes 1:15 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A crooked thing <FI>one<Fi> is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.”

Ecclesiastes 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”

Ecclesiastes 1:15 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred.”

Ecclesiastes 1:15 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:15 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1

13 Y dí mi corazón á inquirir y buscar con sabiduría sobre todo lo que se hace debajo del cielo: este penoso trabajo dió Dios á los hijos de los hombres, en que se ocupen.

14 Yo miré todas las obras que se hacen debajo del sol; y he aquí, todo ello es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

15 Lo torcido no se puede enderezar; y lo falto no puede contarse.

16 Hablé yo con mi corazón, diciendo: He aquí hállome yo engrandecido, y he crecido en sabiduría sobre todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalem; y mi corazón ha percibido muchedumbre de sabiduría y ciencia.

17 Y dí mi corazón á conocer la sabiduría, y también á entender las locuras y los desvaríos: conocí que aun esto era aflicción de espíritu.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:15 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:15 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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