Ecclesiastes 7:29
which my soul still seeks and has not found. One man among a thousand, I have found; a woman among them all, I have not found.
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Genesis 3:6And so the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and beautiful to the eyes, and delightful to consider. And she took from its fruit, and she ate. And she gave to her husband, who ate.
Genesis 6:5Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,
Genesis 11:4And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.”
Psalms 106:29And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.
Jeremiah 2:12Be astonished at this, O heavens, and be utterly desolate, O gates of heaven, says the Lord.
Ezekiel 22:6Behold, the leaders of Israel have each used his arm to shed blood within you.
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 →