Ecclesiastes 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.”
Ecclesiastes 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.”
Ecclesiastes 2:9 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:9 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.”
Ecclesiastes 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:9 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I was great, and increased aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem: also my wisedome remained with me.”
Ecclesiastes 2:9 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:9 Mean?
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