Ecclesiastes 7:26

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 — American Standard Version

Study Ecclesiastes 7:26 with Original Hebrew & AI

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear, Strong's concordance, morphological parsing, and commentary from Gill, Barnes, Wesley, Matthew Henry & more.

Open Full Study Tools →

Context — Ecclesiastes 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

23All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

24That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

25I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

26And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

27Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account;

28which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

29Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

← Ecclesiastes 7:25 Ecclesiastes 7:27 →

← Full Chapter 7 Ecclesiastes Overview

Free Original-Language Bible Study

BibleWord.ai gives you Hebrew interlinear text, 7 classic commentaries, Strong's concordance, and AI-powered scholarship — free to start, no credit card required.

Start Free Today →