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Found 29 Verses (from 21)

Ecclesiastes 7:7

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Extortion turns the wise into fools, and a bribe corrupts the heart. NIV

Surely oppression and extortion make a wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding and judgment. AMP

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:28

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While I was still searching but not finding – I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all. NIV

Which I am still seeking but have not found--one upright man among a thousand have I found, but an upright woman among all those [one thousand in my harem] have I not found. [I Kings 11:3.] AMP

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. KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:27

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"Look," says the Teacher, "this is what I have discovered: "Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things – NIV

Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, while weighing one thing after another to find out the right estimate [and the reason]-- AMP

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

Ecclesiastes 7:4

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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure. NIV

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth and sensual joy. AMP

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:6

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Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless. NIV

For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility)! AMP

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:20

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Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins. NIV

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth who does good and never sins. [Isa. 53:6; Rom. 3:23.] AMP

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:9

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Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. NIV

Do not be quick in spirit to be angry or vexed, for anger and vexation lodge in the bosom of fools. [James 1:19, 20.] AMP

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:1

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A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. NIV

A GOOD name is better than precious perfume, and the day of death better than the day of one's birth. AMP

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:29

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"This only have I found: God created humankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes." NIV

Behold, this is the only [reason for it that] I have found: God made man upright, but they [men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil]. AMP

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