Ecclesiastes 7:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
American King James Version (AKJV)
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.
Webster's Revision
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
World English Bible
All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
English Revised Version (ERV)
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 7:23 Bible Commentary
All this have I proved by wisdom - These rules I have laid down for my own conduct, and sought after more wisdom; but have fallen far short of what I wished to be.
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 7:23 Bible Commentary
I will be - Or, I am. There was a time when Solomon thought himself wise enough to comprehend the work of God, and therefore needed for himself the self-humbling conviction declared in this verse.
It - i. e. Wisdom. Compare Ecclesiastes 8:17.
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 7:23 Bible Commentary
7:23 Proved - I have found to be true, by the help of that singular wisdom which God had given me. I said - I determined that I would attain perfection of wisdom. But - I found myself greatly disappointed.
