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.
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.
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- Psalms 12:1Rank 2 from verse 28
- 1 Kings 11:1–3Rank 3 from verse 28
1BUT king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
2Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
1¶ But King Solomon loued *many strange women, ( ‖together with y e daughter of Pharaoh) women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians & Hittites:
2Of the nations concerning which the LORD said vnto the children of Israel, *Yee shall not goe in to them, neither shall they come in vnto you, for surely they will turne away your heart after their gods: Solomon claue vnto these in loue.
3And he had seuen hundred wiues, Princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wiues turned away his heart.
- Ecclesiastes 7:23–24Rank 4 from verse 28
23¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
23¶ All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I said, I will be wise, but it was farre from me.
24That which is farre off, and exceeding deepe, who can finde it out?
- Isaiah 26:9Rank 5 from verse 28
9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
9With my soule haue I desired thee in the night, yea with my spirit within me will I seeke thee early: for when thy iudgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learne righteousnesse.
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Ecclesiastes 7:28
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. Discovered or obtained. 2. Established or founded.
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27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
27‖Behold, this haue I found (saith the Preacher) counting one by one to finde out the account:
28Which 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.
28Which 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.
Selected passage29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
29*Loe, this onely haue I found, that God hath made man vpright: but they haue sought out many inuentions.