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Ecclesiastes 7:28

26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
which my soul still seeks, but I have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all those.
ASV
which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
DARBY
which my soul yet seeketh, and I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found, but a woman among all those have I not found.
BLB
that which my soul still has sought, and I have not found: One man from a thousand have I found, and a woman among all these I have not found.
ÅB
Det som jeg stadig har søkt, men ikke har funnet, det er: En mann har jeg funnet blant tusen, men en kvinne har jeg ikke funnet blant dem alle.
OTB
mens jeg fortsatt søkte men ikke fant— jeg fant én rettskaffen mann blant tusen, men ikke en eneste rettskaffen kvinne blant dem alle.
B1930
Det som jeg stadig har søkt, men ikke har funnet, det er: En mann har jeg funnet blandt tusen, men en kvinne har jeg ikke funnet blandt dem alle.

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Cross references

  • Job 33:23

    If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

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  • Psalms 12:1

    Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

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  • 1 Kings 11:1–3

    But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

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  • Isaiah 26:9

    With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

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  • Ecclesiastes 7:23–24

    All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

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