Ecclesiastes 7:23
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Leeser Tanakh
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 oftentimes also doth thy own heart know that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.—
24Far is what formerly was so, and what was deep remaineth deep: who can find it out?
Cross References
1 Kings 3:11And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; and hast not asked for thyself riches, nor hast asked the life of thy enemies; but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand [how to give] judgment:
Ecclesiastes 1:17And I directed my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly; [but] I have perceived that this also is a torture of the spirit.
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 →