To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'*
Ecclesiastes 7:24 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That which is is far off, and that which is deep is very deep–who can find it out [true wisdom independent of the fear of God]? [Job 28:12-28; I Cor. 2:9-16.] American Standard Version (1901) That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out? Common English Bible All that happens is elusive and utterly unfathomable. Who can grasp it? Catholic Public Domain Version I have tested everything in wisdom. I have said: "I will be wise." And wisdom withdrew farther from me, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me, |
To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'*
We can't reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.
then I saw all the work of God, that man can't find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won't find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won't be able to find it.
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amein.