ESV: The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
NIV: The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
NASB: The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.
CSB: The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.
NLT: The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly.
KJV: The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
NKJV: The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth.
