¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:23 · retained source text
¶ All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I said, I will be wise, but it was farre from me.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of prove, meaning to test, try, examine, or establish as true by evidence.
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First occurrence: Genesis 42:15
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¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
¶ All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I said, I will be wise, but it was farre from me.
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