Ecclesiastes 12:10 BSB

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּקֵּ֣שׁ	bi.Kesh	<he> sought	H1245 →
קֹהֶ֔לֶת	ko.He.let	Teacher	H6953 →
לִמְצֹ֖א	lim.Tzo'	to find	H4672 →
דִּבְרֵי־	div.rei-	words of	H1697 →
חֵ֑פֶץ	Che.fetz	delight	H2656 →
וְכָת֥וּב	ve.kha.Tuv	and [what] was written	H3789 →
יֹ֖שֶׁר	Yo.sher	uprightness	H3476 →
דִּבְרֵ֥י	div.Rei	[was] words of	H1697 →
אֱמֶֽת׃	'e.Met	truth	H571 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 1:15
This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
leads to
- Mark 2:17
  On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Luke 19:10
  For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- John 3:16–17
  For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- John 12:47
  As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
Through
Colossians 1:5
the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:3–4
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Ephesians 1:13
  And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
- 2 Timothy 4:8
  From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…
- Titus 1:2
  in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.Colossians 1:5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel 1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.1 Samuel 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.Proverbs 16:21–24The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.1 Kings 17:24Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”Proverbs 1:1–6These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,Proverbs 25:11–12A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.Proverbs 22:17–21Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—Proverbs 15:26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.Proverbs 8:6–10Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.Ecclesiastes 1:1These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:Luke 1:1–4Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,John 3:11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!Ecclesiastes 1:12I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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06About Ecclesiastes

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Ecclesiastes