Ecclesiastes 7:29
But I did learn one thing: When God created people, they were righteous, but they have found many ways to do many evil things.
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Genesis 3:6The woman saw that the fruit on that tree was good to eat, and it was very beautiful, and she desired it because she thought it would make her wise. So she picked some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he ate it.
Genesis 6:5Yahweh saw that people on the earth had become very wicked, and that everything they thought about evil things continually.
Genesis 11:4They said, “Hey, let’s build a city for ourselves! We also ought to build a very high tower that reaches up to the sky! In that way we will become famous! If we do not do this, we will be scattered all over the earth!”
Psalms 106:29Yahweh became very angry because of what they had done, so again he sent a terrible disease to attack/strike them.
Jeremiah 2:12It is as though everything in the sky is surprised and dismayed/appalled about what you have done; it is as though they tremble because they are very horrified.
Ezekiel 22:6Think about how each of your Israeli kings have used their power to cause people to be murdered [MTY].
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 →