Ecclesiastes 7:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised23 I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, ‘I will be wise,’ but it was beyond me. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176923 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition23 All this have I tried and proved by wisdom. I said, I will be wise [independently of God]–but it was far from me. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)23 All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. See the chapterCommon English Bible23 I tested all of this by wisdom. I thought, I will be wise, but it eluded me. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version23 For your conscience knows that you, too, have repeatedly spoken evil of others. See the chapter |