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Ecclesiastes 12:10

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10The Teacherc sought to find delightful words,d and he wrotee what is upright—truthful words.

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  1. cHebrew “Qohelet”
  2. dHebrew “words of delight”
  3. eThe MT reads the term passively, “what is written,” but an alternate textual tradition reads, “and he wrote”

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

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NLTNew Living Translation

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

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KJV 1900King James Version

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

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