Ecclesiastes 7:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ”
Ecclesiastes 7:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions.””
Ecclesiastes 7:29 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ”
Ecclesiastes 7:29 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they--they have sought out many devices.”
Ecclesiastes 7:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Only see this which I have found: thatGod made man upright, but they have sought out many devices. ”
Ecclesiastes 7:29 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde, sayth the Preacher, this haue I found, seeking one by one to finde the count: And yet my soule seeketh, but I finde it not: I haue found one man of a thousand: but a woman among them all haue I not founde. Onely loe, this haue I founde, that God hath made man righteous: but they haue sought many inuentions. ”
Ecclesiastes 7:29 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:29 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:29 Mean?
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