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Ecclesiastes 12 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1 - Remember H2142 now thy Creator H1254 in the days H3117 of thy youth, H979 while the evil H7451 days H3117 come H935 not, nor the years H8141 draw nigh, H5060 when thou shalt say, H559 I have no pleasure H2656 in them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - While the sun, H8121 or the light, H216 or the moon, H3394 or the stars, H3556 be not darkened, H2821 nor the clouds H5645 return H7725 after H310 the rain: H1653

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - In the day H3117 when the keepers H8104 of the house H1004 shall tremble, H2111 and the strong H2428 men H582 shall bow H5791 themselves, and the grinders H2912 cease H988 because they are few, H4591 and those that look out H7200 of the windows H699 be darkened, H2821

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:4 - And the doors H1817 shall be shut H5462 in the streets, H7784 when the sound H6963 of the grinding H2913 is low, H8217 and he shall rise up H6965 at the voice H6963 of the bird, H6833 and all the daughters H1323 of musick H7892 shall be brought low; H7817

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:5 - Also when they shall be afraid H3372 of that which is high, H1364 and fears H2849 shall be in the way, H1870 and the almond tree H8247 shall flourish, H5006 and the grasshopper H2284 shall be a burden, H5445 and desire H35 shall fail: H6565 because man H120 goeth H1980 to his long H5769 home, H1004 and the mourners H5594 go about H5437 the streets: H7784

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:6 - Or ever H3808 the silver H3701 cord H2256 be loosed, H7576 H7368 or the golden H2091 bowl H1543 be broken, H7533 or the pitcher H3537 be broken H7665 at the fountain, H4002 or the wheel H1534 broken H7533 at the cistern. H953

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:7 - Then shall the dust H6083 return H7725 to the earth H776 as it was: and the spirit H7307 shall return H7725 unto God H430 who gave H5414 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - Vanity H1892 of vanities, H1892 saith H559 the preacher; H6953 all is vanity. H1892

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - And moreover, H3148 because the preacher H6953 was wise, H2450 he still taught H3925 the people H5971 knowledge; H1847 yea, he gave good heed, H239 and sought out, H2713 and set in order H8626 many H7235 proverbs. H4912

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:10 - The preacher H6953 sought H1245 to find out H4672 acceptable H2656 words: H1697 and that which was written H3789 was upright, H3476 even words H1697 of truth. H571

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:11 - The words H1697 of the wise H2450 are as goads, H1861 and as nails H4930 fastened H5193 by the masters H1167 of assemblies, H627 which are given H5414 from one H259 shepherd. H7462

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:12 - And further, H3148 by these, H1992 my son, H1121 be admonished: H2094 of making H6213 many H7235 books H5612 there is no end; H7093 and much H7235 study H3854 is a weariness H3024 of the flesh. H1320

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:13 - Let us hear H8085 the conclusion H5490 of the whole matter: H1697 Fear H3372 God, H430 and keep H8104 his commandments: H4687 for this is the whole duty of man. H120

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:14 - For God H430 shall bring H935 every work H4639 into judgment, H4941 with every secret thing, H5956 whether it be good, H2896 or whether it be evil. H7451
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