Ecclesiastes 7:29

Translations

Modern

Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

Traditional

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Literal

See, this alone I have found: That God made man upright, and they have sought out many schemes.

Latin

Solummodo hoc inveni, quod fecerit Deus hominem rectum, et ipse se infinitis miscuerit quæstionibus. Quis talis ut sapiens est? et quis cognovit solutionem verbi?

Original

Hebrew

English

Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

Notes

Ecclesiastes 7:29

After much searching, the Teacher found that humanity's decline from God's created order (Genesis 1:27–28; 2:23–25; 3:1–19) was repeated by Adam and Eve's descendants (compare Romans 3:10–18, 23).

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Glossary

Book of Ecclesiastes Evil

Topics

Depravity of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Fall of Man: General Scriptures Concerning God: Creator Man: Created Man: Created in the Image of God Man: Created in Uprightness Man: Has Sought out Many Inventions Uprightness: God Created Man In Uprightness: Man Has Deviated From

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