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Ecclesiastes 12:10
10The Teacher tried to find the right words, so that he could show the true meaning of what he wrote.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
- New International Version (NIV)The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth.
Context of Ecclesiastes 12:10
8So I, the Teacher, say, ‘All these things have no purpose. We cannot understand why they happen.’ 9The Teacher was wise man. He also taught the people to understand things. He studied many proverbs and he wrote them down carefully. The Teacher tried to find the right words, so that he could show the true meaning of what he wrote. 11The words of wise people are like sharp sticks that a farmer uses to move his animals along. Their messages are like strong nails in a piece of wood. It is God, our one Shepherd, who gives these messages to us. 12My son, I warn you to be careful about any other teaching. There will always be more and more books to read. If you try to study everything, you will be very weak and tired.
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בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֔לֶת לִמְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי־חֵ֑פֶץ וְכָת֥וּב יֹ֖שֶׁר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֱמֶֽת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 12:10
- Ecclesiastes 1:1These are the words of the Teacher, David's son, who ruled as king in Jerusalem.
- Proverbs 15:23It makes you happy when you give a good answer to a question. It is good when you find the right thing to say at the right time.
- Proverbs 16:21If you have wise thoughts, people will say that you know what is right. If you speak kind words, people will accept your teaching.
- Proverbs 25:11A wise word that you speak at the right time is a beautiful thing. It is like a gold apple on a silver plate.
- 1 Timothy 1:15Here is a true message that everyone should believe: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save people who do wrong things.’ I am the worst person like that!
- Proverbs 1:1These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.
- Proverbs 8:6Listen! I have important things to tell you. Everything that I will speak is right.
- Proverbs 22:17Listen carefully. I will teach you what wise people have said. Think about the things that I am teaching you.
- Luke 1:1Many people have written about the things that have happened in our country.
- John 3:11I tell you this: We speak about things that we know. We tell you about what we have seen. But even then, you people do not believe our message.
- Colossians 1:5You live like that because you hope to receive good things from God. You know that God has prepared those good things for you. He is keeping them safe in heaven. You learned that when people first told you God's true message, his good news.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 12:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He sought to find out acceptable words - חפץ דברי dibrey chephets, words of desire, words of will; the best, the most suitable words; those which the people could best understand. But these words were not such as might merely please the people; they were words of truth; such as came from God, and might lead them to him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 This passage is properly regarded as the Epilogue of the whole book; a kind of apology for the obscurity of many of its sayings. The passage serves therefore to make the book more intelligible and more acceptable. Here, as in the beginning of the book Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, the Preacher speaks of himself Ecclesiastes 12:8-10 in the third person. He first repeats Ecclesiastes 12:8 the mournful, perplexing theme with which his musings began…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 Solomon repeats his text, VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY. These are the words of one that could speak by dear-bought experience of the vanity of the world, which can do nothing to ease men of the burden of sin. As he considered the worth of souls, he gave good heed to what he spake and wrote; words of truth will always be acceptable words. The truths of God are as goads to such as are dull and draw back, and nails to such as are wandering…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14This final note by the editor (see “Author and Recipients” in the Book Introduction) shows respect for the Teacher. It urges readers to apply the Teacher's lessons and shares the editor’s conclusion from studying the Teacher (Ecclesiastes 12:13–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128-12. A summary of the first part. Vanity, &c.--Resumption of the sentiment with which the book began (Ec 1:2; 1Jo 2:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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