Ecclesiastes 12:10

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written `by' the upright, words of truth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 1:5 : 5 because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,
  • 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;
  • Luke 1:1-4 : 1 Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us, 2 as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, -- 3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus, 4 that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.
  • John 3:11 : 11 `Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;
  • Prov 1:1-6 : 1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: 2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence, 3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness, 4 For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion. 5 (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.) 6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
  • Prov 8:6-9 : 6 Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips `is' uprightness. 7 For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips `is' wickedness. 8 In righteousness `are' all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse. 9 All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 An abomination to Jehovah `are' thoughts of wickedness, And pure `are' sayings of pleasantness.
  • Prov 16:21-24 : 21 To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning. 22 A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly. 23 The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning, 24 Sayings of pleasantness `are' a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.
  • Prov 22:17-21 : 17 Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge, 18 For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips. 19 That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou. 20 Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge? 21 To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, `Is' the word spoken at its fit times. 12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, `Is' the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
  • Eccl 1:1 : 1 Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:
  • Eccl 1:12 : 12 I, a preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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    8Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.

    9And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.

  • Eccl 12:11-12
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    11Words of the wise `are' as goads, and as fences planted `by' the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

    12And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study `is' a weariness of the flesh.

  • Eccl 1:1-2
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    1Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

    2Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole `is' vanity.

  • Eccl 7:27
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    27See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason

  • Job 6:25
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    25How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?

  • Eccl 1:12-13
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    12I, a preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

    13And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It `is' a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

  • Prov 8:8-9
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    8In righteousness `are' all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.

    9All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

  • Prov 1:2
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    2For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

  • Prov 22:20-21
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    20Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

    21To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

  • Prov 12:17-18
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    17Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.

    18A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

  • Prov 8:6
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    6Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips `is' uprightness.

  • Prov 1:5-6
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    5(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

    6For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

  • Prov 25:11
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    11Apples of gold in imagery of silver, `Is' the word spoken at its fit times.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.

  • Eph 5:10
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    10proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

  • Ps 12:6
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    6Sayings of Jehovah `are' pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.

    32The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

  • Prov 16:23-24
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    23The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,

    24Sayings of pleasantness `are' a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

  • Prov 8:12
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    12I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.

  • Job 34:3
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    3For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

  • Job 33:3
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    3Of the uprightness of my heart `are' my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13O the happiness of a man `who' hath found wisdom, And of a man `who' bringeth forth understanding.

  • Job 28:27
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    27Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,

  • Eccl 7:29
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    29See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they -- they have sought out many devices.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

  • Prov 2:9-10
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    9Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.

    10For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

  • Prov 10:19
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    19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips `is' wise.

  • Job 12:11-12
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    11Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

    12With the very aged `is' wisdom, And `with' length of days understanding.

  • Eccl 10:10
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    10If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom `is' advantageous to make right.

  • Eccl 9:17
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    17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

  • Eccl 1:15
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    15A crooked thing `one' is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10An oath `is' on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

  • 1 Kgs 10:24
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    24and all the earth is seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God hath put into his heart,