Ecclesiastes 7:24
That which is far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
In Context
23All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Cross References
Job 11:7Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?
Job 28:23God has well ordered the way of it, and he knows the place of it.
Psalms 36:6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.
Isaiah 55:8For my counsels are not as your counsels, nor are my ways as your ways, saith the Lord.
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 →