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Ecclesiastes 7:10

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

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ASV

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

KJV

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תֹּאמַר֙to.Maryou sayH559 →
מֶ֣הmehwhy?H4100 →
הָיָ֔הha.Yahwas itH1961 →
שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimthat the daysH3117 →
הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.Nim<the> formerH7223 →
הָי֥וּha.Yuthey wereH1961 →
טוֹבִ֖יםto.VimgoodH2896 →
מֵאֵ֑לֶּהme.'E.lehmore than theseH428 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
מֵחָכְמָ֖הme.cha.khe.Mahfrom wisdomH2451 →
שָׁאַ֥לְתָּsha.'Al.tayou have askedH7592 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
זֶֽה׃ZehthisH2088 →

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Psalms 14:2–3The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.Judges 6:13“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”Romans 1:22–32Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,Genesis 6:11–12Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.Ecclesiastes 1:9What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.Jeremiah 44:17–19Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.Romans 3:9–19What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.Genesis 24:54Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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