Ecclesiastes 7:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ecclesiastes 7:23 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it <FI>is<Fi> far from me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
- 1 Kings 3:11So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
- 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
- Ecclesiastes 1:17So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
- Romans 1:22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
- 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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