Ecclesiastes 7:23
All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome, for I thought to be wyse, but she went farther from me then she was before:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
In Context
22for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.
24yea and so deepe, that I might not reache vnto her.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:17Yea, my heart had great experience of wisdome & knowledge: for thervnto I applied my mynde, that I myght knowe what were wisdome and vnderstandyng, what were errour and foolishnesse: and I perceaued that this was also but a vexation of mynde.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →