Ecclesiastes 12:10
10 nThe Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 The Teacher looked for just the right words to write what is dependable and true.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 The spokesman tried to find just the right words. He wrote the words of truth very carefully.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 The Teacher sought to find pleasing words, and he wrote words of truth plainly.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and he wrote what is upright—truthful words.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 He did his best to find just the right words. And what he wrote was honest and true.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.