Ecclesiastes 7:28

For which my soul is still searching, but I have it not; one man among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

29This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.

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Cross References

1 Kings 11:1Now a number of strange women were loved by Solomon, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:

Psalms 12:1For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.

Isaiah 26:9In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:24-29

The Evil of Sin. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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