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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:23
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I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, “I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.
All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but wisdom was far from me.
I used wisdom to test all these things. I wanted to be wise, but it was too hard for me.
I have tested all this with wisdom. I said, "I will be wise [independently of God]," but true wisdom was far from me.
All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I thought I will be wise, but it went farre from me.
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
I told myself that I would be smart and try to understand all of this, but it was too much for me.
All this I have put to the test of wisdom; I said, "I will acquire wisdom"; but wisdom remained far away from me.
All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
I used my wisdom and thought about all these things. I wanted to be wise, but I couldn't do it.
I have tried all these things by wisdom; I said, I will be wise; but wisdom was far from me.
I used my wisdom to test all of this. I was determined to be wise, but it was beyond me.
All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, "I will be wise!" but it was beyond my grasp.
All this I have tested by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
All these thinges haue I proued because of wy?dome: for I thought to be wyse, but she wente farther fro me
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.
All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: 'I will get wisdom'; but it was far from me.
All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I said, I will be wise, but it was farre from me.
All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome, for I thought to be wyse, but she went farther fro me then she was before:
For many times he shall trespass against thee, and repeatedly shall he afflict thine heart; for thus also hast thou cursed others.
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
I asayede alle thingis in wisdom; Y seide, I schal be maad wijs, and it yede awei ferthere fro me, myche more than it was;
All this I have proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me.
I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, "I am determined to comprehend this"—but it was beyond my grasp.
All this I have proved by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise"; But it was far from me.
I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, "I am determined to be wise." But it didn't work.
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
All this, have I proved by wisdom, - I said, I will be wise, but, that, was far from me.
(7-24) I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise"; but it was far from me.
All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it [is] far from me.
I tested everything in my search for wisdom. I set out to be wise, but it was beyond me, far beyond me, and deep—oh so deep! Does anyone ever find it? I concentrated with all my might, studying and exploring and seeking wisdom—the meaning of life. I also wanted to identify evil and stupidity, foolishness and craziness.
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I said: Genesis 3:5, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 11:1-8, Romans 1:22, 1 Corinthians 1:20
Reciprocal: Job 28:12 - General Job 28:20 - General Ecclesiastes 1:17 - I gave Ecclesiastes 7:28 - yet Ecclesiastes 8:17 - that a man
Cross-References
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground
came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded him.
And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature.
They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
And every creature that had moved upon the earth perished-birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
All this have I proved by wisdom,.... Referring either to all that he had been discoursing of hitherto in this book, concerning the vanity of natural wisdom and knowledge, of pleasure, power, and riches; or to the several useful instructions given in this chapter, particularly concerning patiently bearing everything from the hands of God or men, Ecclesiastes 7:8. This, by the help and use of that wisdom which God had given him, he had made trial of, and found it to be right, and therefore recommended it to others; though he acknowledges that, with all his wisdom, he was from perfection;
I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me; he determined, if possible, to attain to the perfection of wisdom, and made use of all means to come at it; that he might know all the works of God in creation, the nature, use, and excellency of them; in providence, his different dispensations towards the sons of men, and the causes of them; and in grace, the redemption and salvation of men, and the mysteries thereof; but the more he knew, the more he was convinced of his own ignorance, and seemed further off from the summit of knowledge than he was before; and plainly saw, that perfection in wisdom is not attainable in this life. The Targum restrains this to the wisdom of the law; but it is better to understand it in a more general sense.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will be - Or, I am. There was a time when Solomon thought himself wise enough to comprehend the work of God, and therefore needed for himself the self-humbling conviction declared in this verse.
It - i. e. Wisdom. Compare Ecclesiastes 8:17.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 23. All this have I proved by wisdom — These rules I have laid down for my own conduct, and sought after more wisdom; but have fallen far short of what I wished to be.
