Ecclesiastes 1:16

King James Version (KJV)

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Translations

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Amplified Bible

I entered into counsel with my own mind, saying, Behold, I have acquired great [human] wisdom, yes, more than all who have been over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has had great experience of [moral] wisdom and [scientific] knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - American Standard Version

I communed with mine own hear, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Bible in Basic English

I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Darby Bible

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - English Standard Version

I said in my heart, "I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - King James Version

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - La Biblia de las Americas

Yo me dije: He aquì, yo he engrandecido y aumentado la sabidurìa más que todos los que estuvieron antes de mì sobre Jerusalén; mi corazòn ha contemplado mucha sabidurìa y conocimiento.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - The Message

I said to myself, "I know more and I’m wiser than anyone before me in Jerusalem. I’ve stockpiled wisdom and knowledge." What I’ve finally concluded is that so-called wisdom and knowledge are mindless and witless—nothing but spitting into the wind.

 

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - New American Standard Bible

I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Yo me dije: "Yo he engrandecido y aumentado en sabidurìa más que todos los que estuvieron antes de mì sobre Jerusalén; mi corazòn ha contemplado mucha sabidurìa y conocimiento."

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - World English Bible

I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Young's Living Translation

I -- I spake with my heart, saying, `I, lo, I have magnified and added wisdom above every one who hath been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and knowledge.

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