Ecclesiastes 7:23
“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 7:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Das alles habe ich mit Weisheit geprüft. Ich sprach: Ich will weise werden; aber sie blieb fern von mir.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Todas estas cosas probé con sabiduría, diciendo: Hacerme he sabio: mas ella se alejó de mí.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Tudo isto investiguei com sabedoria. Eu disse: Terei para mim mais sabedoria;porém ela ficava ainda mais longe de mim.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Tudo isso provei pela sabedoria. Disse eu: "Serei sábio"; mas isso era mais do que eu poderia ser.
📖 Ecclesiastes 7:23 in Context
21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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