Ecclesiastes 7:27

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Ecclesiastes 7:25–29 · Berean Standard Bible

25 I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.

26 And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

27 “Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.

28 While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.

29 Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Ecclesiastes 1:1

These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

Ecclesiastes 1:2

“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”

Ecclesiastes 12:9

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.