Ecclesiastes 7:23 | |
NASB: I tested all this with wisdom, [and] I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me. (NASB ©1995) GWT: I used wisdom to test all of this. I said, "I want to be wise, but it is out of my reach." (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. ASV: All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. BBE: All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me. DBY: All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. JPS: All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: 'I will get wisdom'; but it was far from me. WBS: All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. WEB: All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me. YLT: All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, 'I am wise,' and it [is] far from me. | |
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