Ecclesiastes 12:10
“The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words,.... Not mere words, fine and florid ones, the words which man's wisdom…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ecclesiastes 12:8-14
This passage is properly regarded as the Epilogue of the whole book; a kind of apology for the obscurity of many of its…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 12:8-12
Solomon is here drawing towards a close, and is loth to part till he has gained his point, and prevailed with his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words Literally, words of delight, or pleasure, as in chs. Ecc 5:4; Ecc 12:1.…
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