Ecclesiastes 7:23

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

ASV Byzantine Text

All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Asang Khongca Bible

Hae hmuennawk hae palunghahaih hoiah ka tanoek boih boeh; palunghahaih hoiah ka koep han boeh, tiah ka thuih, toe palunghahaih to ka phak vawt.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

He boeih he cueihnah neh ka noemcai tih, “Ka cueih eh?,” ka ti dae kai lamloh lakhla laklo.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

He boeih he cueihnah neh ka noemcai tih, “Ka cueih eh?,” ka ti dae kai lamloh lakhla laklo.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua hoao iho la au i keia mau mea a pau me ka naauao. I iho la au, e lilo auanei au i kanaka naauao, aka hoi, na mamao loa ia mea mai o'u aku.

English Berean Standard Bible

All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen sèvi avèk bon konprann mwen pou m' fè tout esperyans sa yo nan lavi. Mwen di mwen ta renmen gen bon konprann. Men, mwen pa t' janm rive genyen l'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

scit enim conscientia tua quia et tu crebro maledixisti aliis.

Bible in Basic English

All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

J’ai éprouvé tout cela par la sagesse ; j’ai dit : Je serai sage ; mais elle était loin de moi.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Všeho toho zkusil jsem moudrostí, a řekl jsem: Budu moudrým, ale moudrost vzdálila se ode mne.

Kosraean Bible

Nga orekmakin lalmwetmet luk in srike ma inge nukewa. Nga wotela na ku sik ngan lalmwetmet, tusruktu loesla likiyu.

World Portuguese Bible

Tudo isso eu provei na sabedoria. Eu disse: “Serei sábio”; mas isso estava longe de mim.

Romanian BTF Bible

Toate acestea le-am dovedit prin înțelepciune; am spus: Voi fi înțelept; dar aceasta a fost departe de mine.

Brenton English Septuagint

All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဤအမှုအရာအလုံးစုံတို့ကို ငါသည်ပညာတရား အားဖြင့် စုံစမ်းပြီ။ ပညာနှင့်ငါပြည့်စုံမည်ဟုဆိုသော် လည်း၊ ပညာသည် ငါနှင့်ဝေး၏။

Darby Translation

All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Das alles habe ich mit Weisheit geprüft. Ich sprach: Ich will weise werden; aber sie blieb fern von mir.

Dutch Bible 1917

Dit alles heb ik met wijsheid verzocht; ik zeide: Ik zal wijsheid bekomen, maar zij was nog verre van mij.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Dat alles heb ik met wijsheid doorzocht; Maar hoe meer ik naar de wijsheid streefde, Hoe verder zij van mij week.

Italian Diodati Bible

Io ho provate tutte queste cose per sapienza; onde ho detto: Io son savio; ma la sapienza è longi da me .

Douay-Rheims 1899

For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others.

Geneva Bible 1599

Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.

Noyes Bible

All this have I tried by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.

Danish Bible 1931

Alt dette ransagede jeg med Visdom; jeg tænkte: “Jeg vil vorde viis.” Men Visdom holdt sig langt fra mig;

Leeser Tanakh

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: 'I will get wisdom'; but it was far from me.

King James Version

¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta đã lấy sự khôn ngoan nghiệm xét mọi sự ấy; ta nói rằng: Ta sẽ ở khôn ngoan; nhưng sự khôn ngoan cách xa ta.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Revised West Version

¶ Ko e ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē kuo u ʻilo ʻi he poto: naʻaku pehē, te u poto au, ka naʻe mamaʻo ia ʻiate au.

French Ostervald Bible

J'ai éprouvé tout cela par la sagesse; et j'ai dit: J'acquerrai de la sagesse; mais elle s'est éloignée de moi.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉion ĉi tion mi provis per mia saĝo; mi diris al mi: Mi akiru saĝon; tamen ĝi estas malproksima de mi.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

J’ai éprouvé tout cela par la sagesse. J’ai dit: Je serai sage. Et la sagesse est restée loin de moi.

German Luther Bible 1912

Solches alles habe ich versucht mit Weisheit. Ich gedachte, ich will weise sein; sie blieb aber ferne von mir.

LXX2012 U. S. English

For many times he shall trespass against you, and repeatedly shall he afflict your heart; for thus also have you cursed others.

British English Septuagint 2012

For many times he shall trespass against you, and repeatedly shall he afflict your heart; for thus also have you cursed others.

Majority Standard BIble

All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

Webster Bible

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Revised Version

All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Io ho esaminato tutto questo con sapienza. Ho detto: “Voglio acquistare sapienza”; ma la sapienza è rimasta lungi da me.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Tout cela, je l'ai éprouvé par la sagesse. J'ai dit : « Je serai sage » ; mais elle est restée loin de moi.

Reina Valera 1909

Todas estas cosas probé con sabiduría, diciendo: Hacerme he sabio: mas ella se alejó de mí.

Spanish BLL

Todo esto lo puse a prueba con sabiduría. Yo dije: “Voy a ser sabio”, pero la sabiduría se me escapaba.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Todas estas cosas probé con sabiduría, diciendo: «Seré sabio»; mas la sabiduría se alejó de mí.

Croatian Bible

Sve sam to mudrošću iskušao. Mislio sam da sam mudar, ali mi je mudrost bila nedokučiva.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Sve to ogledah mudrošću i rekoh: Biću mudar; ali mudrost beše daleko od mene.

German Textbibel

Alles dies habe ich versucht mit Weisheit; ich dachte: ich will weise werden, aber sie blieb fern von mir.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.