Bible verse
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 · BSB
The verses around it, from Ecclesiastes 12.
6 Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
7 before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
10 The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
12 And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
KJV
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.
ASV
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
ERV
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
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