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Psalm 97:9
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Psalm 97:9
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Psalm 97:9
King James Version
Psalm 97:9
King James Version
9 For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-29
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-29
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21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you(A) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
“I am determined to be wise”(B)—
but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?(C)
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things(D)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.(E)
26 I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,(F)
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.(G)
27 “Look,” says the Teacher,[a](H) “this is what I have discovered:
“Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—
28 while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman(I) among them all.
29 This only have I found:
God created mankind upright,
but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:27 Or the leader of the assembly
Ecclesiastes 7:21-29
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:21-29
King James Version
21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25 I 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:
26 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.
27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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