Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “adding one thing to another to find an explanation,
King James Version
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Holman Bible
“Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,
International Standard Version
"Look at this," says the Teacher. "Linking one thing to another, I reached this conclusion:
A Conservative Version
Behold, I have found this, says the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account,
American Standard Version
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;
Amplified
“Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “while adding one thing to another to find an explanation,
Bible in Basic English
Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,
Darby Translation
See this which I have found, saith the Preacher, searching one by one to find out the reason;
Julia Smith Translation
See, this I found, said the preacher: one to one to find understanding
King James 2000
Behold, this have I found, says the preacher, adding one thing to another, to find out the reason:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Look! I found this," said the Teacher, "while trying to find how the plan fits together.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the sum,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold - sayeth the preacher - this have I diligently searched out and proved, that I might come by knowledge: which as yet I seek, and find it not.
NET Bible
The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme;
The Emphasized Bible
See! this, have I found, saith the Proclaimer counting one by one, to find a conclusion;
Webster
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
World English Bible
"Behold, I have found this," says the Preacher, "one to another, to find out the scheme;
Youngs Literal Translation
See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Absolute Wisdom Is Unattainable
26 and I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are bonds; whosoever pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be held prisoner in her. 27 “Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “adding one thing to another to find an explanation, 28 which my soul yet seeks, but I find not: one man among a thousand I have found, but a woman among all those I have not found.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:1-2
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 12:8-10
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.