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 Ce qui est loin, ce qui est profond, profond, qui peut l’atteindre?
25 Je me suis appliqué dans mon cœur à connaître, à sonder, et à chercher la sagesse et la raison des choses, et à connaître la folie de la méchanceté et la stupidité de la sottise.
26 Et j’ai trouvé plus amère que la mort la femme dont le cœur est un piège et un filet, et dont les mains sont des liens; celui qui est agréable à Dieu lui échappe, mais le pécheur est pris par elle.
27 Voici ce que j’ai trouvé, dit l’Ecclésiaste, en examinant les choses une à une pour en saisir la raison;
28 voici ce que mon âme cherche encore, et que je n’ai point trouvé. J’ai trouvé un homme entre mille; mais je n’ai pas trouvé une femme entre elles toutes.
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