Ecclesiastes 7:27

See! this, have I found, saith the Proclaimer [counting] one by one, to find a conclusion;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

In Context

26I, could indeed find, to be, more bitter than death, the woman, whose heart is, snares and nets, and her hands, bonds,—whoso is pleasing before God, shall escape from her, but, he that sinneth, shall be captured by her.

28what my soul still sought, yet I found not,—one man out of a thousand, have I found, but, a woman among all these, have I not found.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:1The words of the Proclaimer, son of David, king in Jerusalem.

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 →

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