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Meaning of “find”

To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:26

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Ecclesiastes 3:11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · retained source text

He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also hee hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can finde out the worke that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:14 · retained source text

In the day of prosperitie be ioyfull, but in the day of aduersitie consider: God also hath set the one ouer against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made.

Ecclesiastes 7:24
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:24 · retained source text

That which is farre off, and exceeding deepe, who can finde it out?

Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:26 · retained source text

And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.

1611 marginal noteHe that is good before God.

1611 marginal noteProu.22.14.

Ecclesiastes 7:27
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:27 · retained source text

Behold, this haue I found (saith the Preacher) counting one by one to finde out the account:

1611 marginal noteOr, weighing one thing after another to finde out the reason.

Ecclesiastes 7:28
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:28 · retained source text

Which yet my soule seeketh, but I finde not: one man among a thousand haue I found, but a woman among all those haue I not found.

Ecclesiastes 8:17
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 8:17 · retained source text

Then I behelde all the worke of God, that a man cannot finde out the worke that is done vnder the Sunne: because though a man labour to seeke it out, yea further though a wise man thinke to know it, yet shall hee not be able to finde it.

Ecclesiastes 11:1
CAST thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 11:1 · retained source text

¶ Cast thy bread vpon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many dayes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. vpon the face of the waters.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 15.10. Mat.10 42. prou.19 17.

Ecclesiastes 12:10
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 12:10 · retained source text

The preacher sought to finde out acceptable words, and that which was written was vpright, euen wordes of trueth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. words of delight.

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