Ecclesiastes 12:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.”

Ecclesiastes 12:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 12:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 12:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.”

Ecclesiastes 12:10 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth. ”

Ecclesiastes 12:10 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 12:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written <FI>by<Fi> the upright, words of truth.”

Ecclesiastes 12:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 12:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth. ”

Ecclesiastes 12:10 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 12:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.”

Ecclesiastes 12:10 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:10 in Context — Ecclesiastes 12

8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:10 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 12:10 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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