23I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,


In Context

20 For there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.

21 But do not apply thy heart to all words that are spoken: lest perhaps thou hear thy servant reviling thee.

22 For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others.

23 I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,

24 Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?

25 I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:

Ecclesiastes 7:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:23All this I tested by wisdom and I said, "I am determined to be wise"- but this was beyond me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:23All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:23All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, |I will be wise;| but it was far from me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, 'I am wise,' and it is far from me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.