Ecclesiastes 7:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”
Ecclesiastes 7:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.”
Ecclesiastes 7:26 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”
Ecclesiastes 7:26 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart <FI>is<Fi> nets and snares, her hands <FI>are<Fi> bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.”
Ecclesiastes 7:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.”
Ecclesiastes 7:26 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It is farre off, what may it be? and it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?”
Ecclesiastes 7:26 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:26 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
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;
26 Y yo he hallado más amarga que la muerte la mujer, la cual es redes, y lazos su corazón; sus manos [como] ligaduras. El que agrada á Dios escapará de ella; mas el pecador será preso en ella.
27 He aquí, esto he hallado, dice el Predicador, [pesando] las cosas una por una para hallar la razón;
28 Lo que aun busca mi alma, y no encuentro: un hombre entre mil he hallado; mas mujer de todas éstas nunca hallé.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:26 Mean?
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