Ecclesiastes 7:24

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 7:24

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Berean Standard Bible

What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?

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KJV

King James Version

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

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WEB

World English Bible

That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?

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ASV

American Standard Version

That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 7

²² For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

²³ All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

²⁴ What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?

²⁵ I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.

²⁶ And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

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