Ecclesiastes 7:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:23 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:23 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it <FI>is<Fi> far from me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:23 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.”
Ecclesiastes 7:23 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:23 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
21 Tampoco apliques tu corazón á todas las cosas que se hablaren, porque no oigas á tu siervo que dice mal de ti:
22 Porque tu corazón sabe, como tú también dijiste mal de otros muchas veces.
23 Todas estas cosas probé con sabiduría, diciendo: Hacerme he sabio: mas ella se alejó de mí.
24 Lejos está lo que fué; y lo muy profundo ¿quién lo hallará?
25 Yo he rodeado con mi corazón por saber, y examinar, é inquirir la sabiduría, y la razón; y por conocer la maldad de la insensatez, y el desvarío del error;
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:23 Mean?
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