Ecclesiastes 1:16 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers H1696 I communed [H8765] H3820 with mine own heart H559 , saying [H8800] H1431 , Lo, I am come to great estate [H8689] H3254 , and have gotten [H8689] H2451 more wisdom H6440 than all they that have been before H3389 me in Jerusalem H3820 : yea, my heart H7235 had great [H8687] H7200 experience [H8804] H2451 of wisdom H1847 and knowledge. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I entered into counsel with my own mind, saying, Behold, I have acquired great [human] wisdom, yes, more than all who have been over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has had great experience of [moral] wisdom and [scientific] knowledge. American Standard Version (1901) I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. Common English Bible I said to myself, Look here, I have grown much wiser than any who ruled over Jerusalem before me. My mind has absorbed great wisdom and knowledge. Catholic Public Domain Version I have spoken in my heart, saying: "Behold, I have achieved greatness, and I have surpassed all the wise who were before me in Jerusalem." And my mind has contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned. |