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Ecclesiastes 7:29

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

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ASV

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

KJV

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְבַד֙le.Vad<to> onlyH905 →
רְאֵה־re.'eh-considerH7200 →
זֶ֣הzehthisH2088 →
מָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
עָשָׂ֧ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →
יָשָׁ֑רya.SharuprightH3477 →
וְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
בִקְשׁ֖וּvik.Shuthey have soughtH1245 →
חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹתchi.she.vo.NotschemesH2810 →
רַבִּֽים׃ra.BimmanyH7227 →

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Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.Ecclesiastes 3:11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”Psalms 14:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Romans 3:12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”Mark 7:8–9You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”Genesis 6:11–12Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.Genesis 3:6–7When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.Psalms 99:8O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.Genesis 1:26–27Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”Genesis 6:5–6Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.Ephesians 2:2–3in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.Jeremiah 2:12–13Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.Psalms 106:39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

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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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