10 (A)The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

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15 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (B)came into the world to save sinners, (C)of whom I am the foremost.

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because of (A)the hope (B)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in (C)the word of the truth, the gospel,

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All Is Vanity

The words of (A)the Preacher,[a] the son of David, (B)king in Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes)

21 The wise of heart is called discerning,
    and sweetness of speech (A)increases persuasiveness.
22 Good sense is (B)a fountain of life to him who has it,
    but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 (C)The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
    and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24 (D)Gracious words are like (E)a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and (F)health to the body.

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11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but (B)you[a] do not receive our testimony.

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:11 The Greek for you is plural here; also four times in verse 12

Dedication to Theophilus

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that (A)have been accomplished among us, (B)just as those who (C)from the beginning were (D)eyewitnesses and (E)ministers of (F)the word (G)have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write (H)an orderly account for you, (I)most excellent (J)Theophilus, that you may have (K)certainty concerning the things (L)you have been taught.

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11 (A)A word fitly spoken
    is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like (B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise reprover to (C)a listening ear.

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Words of the Wise

17 (A)Incline your ear, and hear (B)the words of the wise,
    (C)and apply your heart to my knowledge,
18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
    if all of them are ready on your lips.
19 That your trust may be in the Lord,
    I have made them known to you today, even to you.
20 Have I not written for you (D)thirty sayings
    of counsel and knowledge,
21 to (E)make you know what is right and true,
    that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?

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26 (A)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    but (B)gracious words are pure.

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23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
    and (A)a word in season, how good it is!

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Hear, for I will speak (A)noble things,
    and from my lips will come (B)what is right,
for my (C)mouth will utter truth;
    wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are righteous;
    there is nothing (D)twisted or crooked in them.
They are all (E)straight to him who understands,
    and right to those who find knowledge.
10 (F)Take my instruction instead of silver,
    and knowledge rather than choice gold,

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The Beginning of Knowledge

(A)The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

To know wisdom and instruction,
    to understand words of insight,
to receive instruction in wise dealing,
    in (B)righteousness, justice, and equity;
to give prudence to (C)the simple,
    knowledge and (D)discretion to the youth—
Let the wise hear and (E)increase in learning,
    and the one who understands obtain guidance,
to understand a proverb and a saying,
    (F)the words of the wise and their (G)riddles.

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The Vanity of Wisdom

12 I (A)the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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