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Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
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Purpose of the Preacher

9 In addition to being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out, and arranged (A)many proverbs. 10 The Preacher sought to find (B)delightful words and to write (C)words of truth correctly.

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Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
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Epilogue

9 The Teacher[a] was full of wisdom, and he taught the people with knowledge. He carefully considered many proverbs and carefully arranged them. 10 The Teacher[b] sought to find delightful words,[c] and he wrote[d] what is upright—truthful words.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:9 Hebrew “Qohelet”
  2. Ecclesiastes 12:10 Hebrew “Qohelet”
  3. Ecclesiastes 12:10 Hebrew “words of delight”
  4. Ecclesiastes 12:10 The MT reads the term passively, “what is written,” but an alternate textual tradition reads, “and he wrote”
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