Ecclesiastes 12:1 (ESV)

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Ecclesiastes 12:10 - The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

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Translations for Ecclesiastes 12:10

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly.[fn]

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

The Preacher sought to find delightful words and words of truth written uprightly.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

The Preacher sought to find delightful words, even to write correctly words of truth.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and to write accurately truthful sayings.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

The Preacher sought to find pleasing words, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

quaesivit verba utilia et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

إِذْ سَعَى الْجَامِعَةُ لاِنْتِقَاءِ أَلْفَاظٍ مُبْهِجَةٍ، وَكَتَبَ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ كَلِمَاتِ الْحَقِّ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֔לֶת לִמְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי־חֵ֑פֶץ וְכָת֥וּב יֹ֖שֶׁר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֱמֶֽת׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

πολλὰ ἐζήτησεν Ἐκκλησιαστὴς τοῦ εὑρεῖν λόγους θελήματος καὶ γεγραμμένον εὐθύτητος λόγους ἀληθείας

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

اَلْجَامِعَةُ طَلَبَ أَنْ يَجِدَ كَلِمَاتٍ مُسِرَّةً مَكْتُوبَةً بِالاسْتِقَامَةِ، كَلِمَاتِ حَقّ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Procuró el Predicador hallar palabras agradables, y escritura recta, palabras de verdad.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Procuró el Predicador hallar palabras agradables, y escribir rectamente palabras de verdad.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

傳道者專心尋求可喜悅的言語、是憑正直寫的誠實話。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

El Predicador procuró hallar palabras agradables y escribir correctamente palabras de verdad.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

전도자가 힘써 아름다운 말을 구하였나니 기록한 것은 정직하여 진리의 말씀이니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

(ls 12:12) L'Ecclésiaste s'est efforcé de trouver des paroles agréables; et ce qui a été écrit avec droiture, ce sont des paroles de vérité.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Er suchte, daß er fände angenehme Worte, und schrieb recht die Worte der Wahrheit.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Старался Екклесиаст приискивать изящные изречения, и слова истины написаны [им] верно.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Procuró el Predicador hallar palabras de voluntad, y escritura recta, palabras de verdad.

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