Cross References I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me, Ecclesiastes 3:11 He hath made all things good in their time, and hath delivered the world to their consideration, so that man cannot find out the work which God hath made from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 7:22 For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others. Ecclesiastes 8:17 And I understood that man can find no reason of all those works of God that are done under the sun: and the more he shall labour to seek, so much the less shall he find: yea, though the wise man shall say, that he knoweth it, he shall not be able to find it. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me, I said Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in what day soever you shall eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened: and you shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil. 1 Kings 3:11,12 And the Lord said to Solomon: Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life nor riches, nor the lives of thy enemies, but hast asked for thyself wisdom to discern judgment; . . . 1 Kings 11:1-8 And king Solomon loved many strange women, besides the daughter of Pharao, and women of Moab, and of Ammon, and of Edom, and of Sidon, and of the Hethites: . . . Romans 1:22 For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? Context The Limits of Human Wisdom…22For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others. 23I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,24Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?… Lexicon Allכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every this זֹ֖ה (zōh) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2090: This, that I tested נִסִּ֣יתִי (nis·sî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5254: To test, to attempt by wisdom, [saying], בַֽחָכְמָ֑ה (ḇa·ḥā·ḵə·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom “I resolve אָמַ֣רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to be wise.” אֶחְכָּ֔מָה (’eḥ·kā·māh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2449: To be wise But it וְהִ֖יא (wə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was beyond רְחוֹקָ֥ה (rə·ḥō·w·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious me. מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of Additional Translations All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me. All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, 'I am wise,' and it is far from me. Jump to Previous Determined Far Proved Test Tested Tried Wisdom WiseJump to Next Determined Far Proved Test Tested Tried Wisdom WiseExternal Links Ecclesiastes 7:23 NIVEcclesiastes 7:23 NLT Ecclesiastes 7:23 ESV Ecclesiastes 7:23 NASB Ecclesiastes 7:23 ASV Ecclesiastes 7:23 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 7:23 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 7:23 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 7:23 French Bible Ecclesiastes 7:23 German Bible Alphabetical: All am and be beyond but by determined far from I it me said tested this to was will wisdom wise with OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 7:23 All this have I proved in wisdom (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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