Ecclesiastes 12:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.”
Ecclesiastes 12:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 12:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 12:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.”
Ecclesiastes 12:9 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.”
Ecclesiastes 12:9 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out--he made right many similes.”
Ecclesiastes 12:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.”
Ecclesiastes 12:9 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables.”
Ecclesiastes 12:9 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 12
7 où l’on redoute ce qui est élevé, où l’on a des terreurs en chemin, où l’amandier fleurit, où la sauterelle devient pesante, et où la câpre n’a plus d’effet, car l’homme s’en va vers sa demeure éternelle, et les pleureurs parcourent les rues;
8 avant que le cordon d’argent se détache, que le vase d’or se brise, que le seau se rompe sur la source, et que la roue se casse sur la citerne;
9 avant que la poussière retourne à la terre, comme elle y était, et que l’esprit retourne à Dieu qui l’a donné.
10 Vanité des vanités, dit l’Ecclésiaste, tout est vanité.
11 Outre que l’Ecclésiaste fut un sage, il a encore enseigné la science au peuple, et il a examiné, sondé, mis en ordre un grand nombre de sentences.
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