What does Ecclesiastes 7:23 mean?
ESV: All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
NIV: All this I tested by wisdom and I said, "I am determined to be wise"— but this was beyond me.
NASB: I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, 'I will be wise,' but wisdom was far from me.
CSB: I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, "I will be wise," but it was beyond me.
NLT: I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, 'I am determined to be wise.' But it didn’t work.
KJV: All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
NKJV: All this I have proved by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise”; But it was far from me.
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