Ecclesiastes 12:10

Bishops' Bible (1568)

His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth.

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  • Col 1:5 : 5 For the hopes sake which is layde vp for you in heauen, of which hope ye hearde before, in the worde of trueth of the Gospell,
  • 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 This is a faythfull saying, and by all meanes worthy to be receaued, that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners, of whom I am chiefe.
  • Luke 1:1-4 : 1 Forasmuche as manye haue taken in hande, to set foorth in order, ye declaration of those thynges whiche are moste surelye to be beleued among vs, 2 Euen as they deliuered them vnto vs, which from the begynnyng sawe them them selues with their eyes, and were ministers of the worde: 3 I determined also, assoone as I had searched out diligently all thinges from the begynnyng, that then I woulde write vnto thee, moste excellent Theophilus. 4 That thou myghtest knowe the certentie of those thinges wherof thou hast ben infourmed.
  • John 3:11 : 11 Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto thee, we speake that we do knowe, & testifie that we haue seene: and ye receaue not our witnesse.
  • Prov 1:1-6 : 1 The prouerbes of Solomon the sonne of Dauid, kyng of Israel: 2 To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng, 3 To receaue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, iudgement, and equitie: 4 To geue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng. 5 The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles. 6 To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.
  • Prov 8:6-9 : 6 Geue eare, for I wyll speake of great matters, and open my lippes to tell thinges that be right: 7 For my mouth shall be talking of the trueth, and my lippes abhorre vngodlynesse. 8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous, there is no frowardnes nor falsehood in them. 9 They are all playne to suche as wyll vnderstande, and right to them that finde knowledge. 10 Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked: but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt.
  • Prov 16:21-24 : 21 Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng. 22 Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse. 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes. 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
  • Prov 22:17-21 : 17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine: 18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes: 19 That thou mayest put thy trust in the Lorde, I haue shewed thee this day the thing that thou knowest. 20 Haue not I warned thee very oft with counsayle and learning, 21 That I might make thee knowe the trueth, that thou with the veritie mightest aunswere them that sende vnto thee?
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer. 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
  • Eccl 1:1 : 1 The wordes of the preacher ye sonne of Dauid kyng of Hierusalem.
  • Eccl 1:12 : 12 I my selfe the preacher was kyng of Israel at Hierusalem,

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    8All is but vanitie (saith the preacher) all is but playne vanitie.

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  • Eccl 12:11-12
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    11For the wordes of the wyse are like prickes and nayles that go thorowe, of the auctoures of gatheringes which are geuen of one shephearde.

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  • Eccl 1:1-2
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    1The wordes of the preacher ye sonne of Dauid kyng of Hierusalem.

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    27Beholde (saith the preacher) this haue I diligently searched out and proued: One thing must be considered with another, that a man may come by knowledge,

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  • Eccl 1:12-13
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    12I my selfe the preacher was kyng of Israel at Hierusalem,

    13And dyd applie my mynde to seke out & searche for knowledge of all thynges that are done vnder heauen: Such trauayle and labour hath God geuen vnto the children of men, to exercise them selues therin.

  • Prov 8:8-9
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    8All the wordes of my mouth are righteous, there is no frowardnes nor falsehood in them.

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    2To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

  • Prov 22:20-21
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    20Haue not I warned thee very oft with counsayle and learning,

    21That I might make thee knowe the trueth, that thou with the veritie mightest aunswere them that sende vnto thee?

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.

  • Prov 12:17-18
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    17A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.

    18A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.

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    6Geue eare, for I wyll speake of great matters, and open my lippes to tell thinges that be right:

  • Prov 1:5-6
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    5The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

    6To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.

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    11A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2Euen he that leadeth an vncorrupt life: and doth the thyng that is iust, and speaketh the trueth from his heart.

  • Eph 5:10
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    10Approuyng what is acceptable vnto the Lorde.

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    31The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

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    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

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    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

  • Job 33:3
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    3My heart doth order my wordes aright, and my lippes talke of pure wysedome.

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    13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

  • Job 28:27
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    27Then dyd he see her, then declared he her, prepared her, and knewe her.

  • Eccl 7:29
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    29Lo this onlye haue I founde, that God made man iust and right: but they sought many inuentions.

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    18For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

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    9Then shalt thou vnderstande righteousnesse, and iudgement, and equitie, yea and euery good path.

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    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Job 12:11-12
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    11Haue not the eares pleasure in hearing? and the mouth in tasting the thing that it eateth?

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    17A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles.

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    15The croked can not be made straight, nor the imperfection of thynges can be numbred.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17I vnderstoode of all the workes of God, but it is not possible for a man to attayne vnto the workes that are done vnder the sunne: and though he bestowe his labour to seeke them out, yet can he not reach vnto them: yea though a wyse man would vndertake to know them, yet shall he not finde them.

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    2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

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    24And all the worlde resorted to Solomon, to heare his wysdome which God had put in his heart: