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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.
All this I tested by wisdom, saying, "I resolve to be wise." But it was beyond 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
The Lord told Noah: Take your whole family with you into the boat, because you are the only one on this earth who pleases me.
He obeyed God and took a male and a female of each kind of animal and bird into the boat with him.
Seven days later a flood began to cover the earth.
They took along every kind of animal, tame and wild, including the birds.
Noah took a male and a female of every living creature with him,
For forty days the rain poured down without stopping. And the water became deeper and deeper, until the boat started floating high above the ground.
Not a bird, animal, reptile, or human was left alive anywhere on earth.
The Lord destroyed everything that breathed. Nothing was left alive except Noah and the others in the boat.
God will protect you from harm, no matter how often trouble may strike.
Live under the protection of God Most High and stay in the shadow of God All-Powerful.
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.
