Ecclesiastes 7:23
“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
All this have I proved by wisdom,.... Referring either to all that he had been discoursing of hitherto in this book,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I will be - Or, I am. There was a time when Solomon thought himself wise enough to comprehend the work of God, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 7:23-29
Solomon had hitherto been proving the vanity of the world and its utter insufficiency to make men happy; now here he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me The words express at once the high aim of the seeker and his sense of…
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